Wikipedia:WikiProject Smithsonian AWHI/Meetup/Increasing the Representation of Women in STEM
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Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Increasing the Representation of Women in STEM
- Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science.
- During this training, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to women in STEM.
- This event is presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, in conjunction with the #IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit.
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livestream
- Zoom link upon registration
when
- March 31st, 2022
- 1:00pm-3:30pm Eastern
where
- Virtual event
details
- No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided. No background in STEM or women's history is required.
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edit- Create a Wikipedia account
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- Find an article to edit or an item to improve!
- Ask questions in the Zoom chat
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Wiki tasks
editThings you can do right away:
| Wikipedia article improvement | Wikidata Knowledge Graph | Wikidata Tabernacle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snapshot |  |
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| What is it? | Worklist of Wikipedia articles to improve, including links to online sources and the IF/THEN exhibit page. | A knowledge graph shows the Wikidata items for women in STEM and their occupations. | Tabernacle is a tool for live browsing a table of Wikidata items for women in STEM. |
| What can you do? | Help improve the quality and completeness of Wikipedia articles using the sources provided. Or simply add sources to unreferenced content! – (link) | Interact with the knowledge graph: double-click the nodes for women to improve the Wikidata information for them. – (link) | Edit the data fields for women in STEM - occupation, field of work, and employer. – (link)
Advanced: Go to the Wikidata item and add references to the occupation (or other fields) using "reference URL" |
Articles to edit
edit| Name | Description | Independent Sources | Exhibit Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil | astronomer and astrophysicist | ||
| Corinna E. Lathan | entrepreneur, engineer, and social activist | ||
| Katy Croff Bell | marine explorer | ||
| Afua Bruce | engineer, data executive, professor, and former U.S. government official | ||
| Raychelle Burks | Associate Professor of analytical chemistry | ||
| Minerva Cordero | mathematician and professor of mathematics | ||
| Xyla Foxlin | engineer and entrepreneur | ||
| Joyonna Gamble-George | neuroscientist, innovator, and entrepreneur | ||
| Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova | Chemist, Professor, and Associate Dean | ||
| Janis Louie | Chemist and Professor | ||
| Rae Wynn-Grant | Large carnivore ecologist | ||
| Terri Burns | Computer scientist | ||
| Erin Smith (entrepreneur) | Founder of FacePrint | ||
| Earyn McGee | Herpetologist and science communicator | ||
| Sarah Parcak | Archaeologist and Egyptologist | ||
| Debbie Sterling | Engineer and businesswoman | ||
| Ciara Sivels | Nuclear engineer | ||
| Deborah Berebichez | Physicist, data scientist, TV host, and educator | ||
| Jessica Esquivel | Physicist and science communicator | ||
| Erika Hamden | Astrophysicist and Assistant Professor | ||
| Victoria Herrmann | Polar geographer and climate change communicator | ||
| Chavonda Jacobs-Young | Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service | ||
| Lataisia Jones | Neuroscientist at the American Society for Microbiology | ||
| Becca Peixotto | Archaeologist |
Articles to create
editGeneral policies
edit- Neutral Point of View - written so all sides can agree (WP:NPOV)
- Notability - significant independent sources -> importance (WP:N)
- Verifiability - Using reliable sources to reference information (WP:V)
- No original research - point to existing scholarship (WP:NOR)
- Assume good faith - start with congenial spirit (WP:GF)
- Conflicts of interest - disclose and abide by terms of service (WP:COI)
Outcomes
edit- New articles created