Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon, Part III will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015 at the
Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. We look forward to seeing you there!
She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon, Part III
She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon III will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015 at the
Smithsonian Archives. This edit-a-thon will provide Wikipedians with an overview on the history of women in science with our research fellow, Marcel LaFollette, a behind-the-scenes tour with Smithsonian archivists, and access to Archives' papers for article creation. Lunch and coffee will be provided due to a generous grant from Wikimedia DC!
An entrance to the
L'Enfant Plaza Metro is located right outside the building. After you get off the train, take the exit towards 7th Ave/Maryland/Smithsonian museums.
10:05-10:15 - Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette: History of Women in Science presentation (also via Google Hangout for remote attendees) Read a recent article where LaFollette was cited on
media portrayals of female scientists.
Presentation Here (first link at top)
10:15-10:45 - Archives Tour (also via Google Hangout for remote attendees)
10:45-11:00 - Break
11:00-11:30 Wikipedia training (also via Google Hangout for remote attendees)
11:30-4:00 - Editing + Lunch (via Etherpad)
What
This meetup, a celebration of
Women's History Month and women in science at the Smithsonian, will be an opportunity for Wikipedians of all experience levels to work together and independently to document content related to women in science who are related to the
Smithsonian Institution. This will range from
naturalists to
zoologists,
botanists to
paleontologists. (No one is limited to these subjects, of course)
Resources from the Smithsonian Archives will be utilized, offline and online.
Contribute to existing articles or write new articles in whatever language.
Help your fellow contributors out - lend a hand when needed and help out new editors!
Even if you don't feel like writing about women in science, we welcome you to come.
Participants must be in good standing in the Wikimedia community.
What to bring
A laptop
A government issued ID
Any resources you have related to women in science
You're welcome to bring your camera and take pictures
A Wikipedia user name and login
This will be a great chance to bring a friend and share with them your love for editing. Wikipedians of all experience levels welcome. We have 15 slots available for in-person participation, and unlimited slots for remote participation. A special invitation will go out to Smithsonian's digital volunteers in the Transcription Center who have been doing a lot of work on women in science.
Sign up
Yes, I'll be there in person! (15 person limit. Please note your skill level at Wikipedia editing.)
--
alisonjo2786 (
talk) 17:11, 26 March 2015 (UTC) long-time/first-time :) I'll be there to learn and gain some experience for the first couple of hours, can't stay all day.reply
Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (1993). Women in Science: Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century. MIT Press.
Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the mid-20th Century. New York: Routledge. .
Rossiter, Margaret W. (1982). Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Rossiter, Margaret W. (1995). Women Scientists in America: Before Affirmative Action 1940–1972. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Catherine Corrigan - created by
Astro_Erin (
talk) 19:46, 27 March 2015 (UTC), just a stub, but I can flesh out this weekend (Featured on Main Page DYK, 14 Apr 2015)reply
Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon, Part III will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015 at the
Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. We look forward to seeing you there!
She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon, Part III
She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon III will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015 at the
Smithsonian Archives. This edit-a-thon will provide Wikipedians with an overview on the history of women in science with our research fellow, Marcel LaFollette, a behind-the-scenes tour with Smithsonian archivists, and access to Archives' papers for article creation. Lunch and coffee will be provided due to a generous grant from Wikimedia DC!
An entrance to the
L'Enfant Plaza Metro is located right outside the building. After you get off the train, take the exit towards 7th Ave/Maryland/Smithsonian museums.
10:05-10:15 - Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette: History of Women in Science presentation (also via Google Hangout for remote attendees) Read a recent article where LaFollette was cited on
media portrayals of female scientists.
Presentation Here (first link at top)
10:15-10:45 - Archives Tour (also via Google Hangout for remote attendees)
10:45-11:00 - Break
11:00-11:30 Wikipedia training (also via Google Hangout for remote attendees)
11:30-4:00 - Editing + Lunch (via Etherpad)
What
This meetup, a celebration of
Women's History Month and women in science at the Smithsonian, will be an opportunity for Wikipedians of all experience levels to work together and independently to document content related to women in science who are related to the
Smithsonian Institution. This will range from
naturalists to
zoologists,
botanists to
paleontologists. (No one is limited to these subjects, of course)
Resources from the Smithsonian Archives will be utilized, offline and online.
Contribute to existing articles or write new articles in whatever language.
Help your fellow contributors out - lend a hand when needed and help out new editors!
Even if you don't feel like writing about women in science, we welcome you to come.
Participants must be in good standing in the Wikimedia community.
What to bring
A laptop
A government issued ID
Any resources you have related to women in science
You're welcome to bring your camera and take pictures
A Wikipedia user name and login
This will be a great chance to bring a friend and share with them your love for editing. Wikipedians of all experience levels welcome. We have 15 slots available for in-person participation, and unlimited slots for remote participation. A special invitation will go out to Smithsonian's digital volunteers in the Transcription Center who have been doing a lot of work on women in science.
Sign up
Yes, I'll be there in person! (15 person limit. Please note your skill level at Wikipedia editing.)
--
alisonjo2786 (
talk) 17:11, 26 March 2015 (UTC) long-time/first-time :) I'll be there to learn and gain some experience for the first couple of hours, can't stay all day.reply
Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (1993). Women in Science: Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century. MIT Press.
Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the mid-20th Century. New York: Routledge. .
Rossiter, Margaret W. (1982). Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Rossiter, Margaret W. (1995). Women Scientists in America: Before Affirmative Action 1940–1972. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Catherine Corrigan - created by
Astro_Erin (
talk) 19:46, 27 March 2015 (UTC), just a stub, but I can flesh out this weekend (Featured on Main Page DYK, 14 Apr 2015)reply