Wikipedia is a primary way finding information in the modern world – it is truly an incredible resource. But its power can be dangerous. It means that its systemic biases can have a large impact on the way we think. Wikipedia, like most mainstream publishing and media, is very disproportionately white and male. However, unlike traditional information resources, Wikipedia’s users can have a direct positive impact on its content.
In celebration of
Black History Month, this event is focused on increasing the representation of women of colour on Wikipedia. It gives you a chance to directly engage in history, have a real world impact by creating a Wikipedia page from scratch and learn about some incredible women of colour that the world should know about.
The University’s Wikimedian in Residence, Ewan McAndrew, will be leading the session and teaching Wikipedia editing from the very basics, so no previous knowledge is necessary. (Editing Wikipedia is not hard to pick up as this
5 minute walkthrough of the new Visual Editor interface demonstrates).
Computers will be provided or bring your own if you prefer.
Come along and get involved in creating better representation of women of colour on the world's largest information resource! Help create new role models for young and old alike!
Helpful updates could be as simple as: Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.
The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!
Worklist
This is a list under development of missing articles on black women who are (or have been) notable in various fields of endeavor.
Yemodish Bekele (born 1960) is an Ethopian poet and short story writer. The first Ethiopian woman to publish her own book of short stories, she is president of the Ethiopian Women Writers’ Association.[1]
Ann Kihengu, entrepreneur, Prian, to replace dangerous kerosene lanterns with solar lanterns,
[193],
[194],
[195]
Jaki Kweka, former lawyer, current gourmet chocalatier, only indigenous chocolate maker in Tanzania, one of a few indigenous chocolate makers in Africa. Founder of
Chocolate Mamas,
[196],
[197],
[198]
Lulu Fleming/
Louise Celia Fleming (1862-1899), first Black woman to be appointed for career missionary service with the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society of the West
[330]
Dionne Mack, (also Mack-Harvin) first African American library director in El Paso, Texas. First African American to head a major public library system in NY.
[392],
[393],
[394]
Denise Lynn Nappier, (1951-), First woman elected State Treasurer in Connecticut history, first African American woman elected State Treasurer in the nation, and first African American woman elected to statewide office in Connecticut
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Mangrove nine - The Mangrove Nine were a group of British black activists tried for inciting a riot at protest on 9 August 1970 against the police targeting of the Mangrove Restaurant, Notting Hill. Their trial lasted 55 days and involved various challenges by the Nine to the legitimacy of the judicial process. They were all acquitted of the most serious charges and the trial became the first judicial acknowledgement of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan police.
Yemodish Bekele (born 1960) is an Ethopian poet and short story writer. The first Ethiopian woman to publish her own book of short stories, she is president of the Ethiopian Women Writers’ Association.
Simone Badal-McCreath - is a leading Jamaican chemist and cancer researcher. In 2014 she was one of five women awarded the Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Scientists in the Developing World for her creation of a lab at the Natural Products Institute to research the anti-cancer properties of natural Jamaican products. She currently lectures in Basic Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Mona, Jamaica.
Yola Cain (1954 - 17 May 2000) was the first Jamaican born woman to gain a commercial and flight instructor license and the first woman to fly in the JDF, the Jamaica Defence Force.
Aicha McKenzie (born February, 1977) is a former British gymnast, model and dancer who is also the CEO of AMCK Management.
Bongi Ndaba (born 1972) is a South African producer and writer for television, actress and playwright.
Esther Bruce - Josephine Esther Bruce (29 November 1912 to 17 July 1994) was a black British seamstress living in working-class London during the pre-
Empire Windrush years.
Template for the editathon
Upon publishing the article on Wikipedia's livespace, please add the following templates to the Talk page:
Editathon article
This page was created during a
WikiProject Women in Red editathon to encourage new editors and create missing articles about notable women. Please do not delete but instead offer constructive criticism as to how this article could be improved (if necessary).
Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
Wikipedia is a primary way finding information in the modern world – it is truly an incredible resource. But its power can be dangerous. It means that its systemic biases can have a large impact on the way we think. Wikipedia, like most mainstream publishing and media, is very disproportionately white and male. However, unlike traditional information resources, Wikipedia’s users can have a direct positive impact on its content.
In celebration of
Black History Month, this event is focused on increasing the representation of women of colour on Wikipedia. It gives you a chance to directly engage in history, have a real world impact by creating a Wikipedia page from scratch and learn about some incredible women of colour that the world should know about.
The University’s Wikimedian in Residence, Ewan McAndrew, will be leading the session and teaching Wikipedia editing from the very basics, so no previous knowledge is necessary. (Editing Wikipedia is not hard to pick up as this
5 minute walkthrough of the new Visual Editor interface demonstrates).
Computers will be provided or bring your own if you prefer.
Come along and get involved in creating better representation of women of colour on the world's largest information resource! Help create new role models for young and old alike!
Helpful updates could be as simple as: Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.
The following is a small sample of topics to work on. Feel free to come up with your own ideas!
Worklist
This is a list under development of missing articles on black women who are (or have been) notable in various fields of endeavor.
Yemodish Bekele (born 1960) is an Ethopian poet and short story writer. The first Ethiopian woman to publish her own book of short stories, she is president of the Ethiopian Women Writers’ Association.[1]
Ann Kihengu, entrepreneur, Prian, to replace dangerous kerosene lanterns with solar lanterns,
[193],
[194],
[195]
Jaki Kweka, former lawyer, current gourmet chocalatier, only indigenous chocolate maker in Tanzania, one of a few indigenous chocolate makers in Africa. Founder of
Chocolate Mamas,
[196],
[197],
[198]
Lulu Fleming/
Louise Celia Fleming (1862-1899), first Black woman to be appointed for career missionary service with the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society of the West
[330]
Dionne Mack, (also Mack-Harvin) first African American library director in El Paso, Texas. First African American to head a major public library system in NY.
[392],
[393],
[394]
Denise Lynn Nappier, (1951-), First woman elected State Treasurer in Connecticut history, first African American woman elected State Treasurer in the nation, and first African American woman elected to statewide office in Connecticut
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Mangrove nine - The Mangrove Nine were a group of British black activists tried for inciting a riot at protest on 9 August 1970 against the police targeting of the Mangrove Restaurant, Notting Hill. Their trial lasted 55 days and involved various challenges by the Nine to the legitimacy of the judicial process. They were all acquitted of the most serious charges and the trial became the first judicial acknowledgement of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan police.
Yemodish Bekele (born 1960) is an Ethopian poet and short story writer. The first Ethiopian woman to publish her own book of short stories, she is president of the Ethiopian Women Writers’ Association.
Simone Badal-McCreath - is a leading Jamaican chemist and cancer researcher. In 2014 she was one of five women awarded the Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Scientists in the Developing World for her creation of a lab at the Natural Products Institute to research the anti-cancer properties of natural Jamaican products. She currently lectures in Basic Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Mona, Jamaica.
Yola Cain (1954 - 17 May 2000) was the first Jamaican born woman to gain a commercial and flight instructor license and the first woman to fly in the JDF, the Jamaica Defence Force.
Aicha McKenzie (born February, 1977) is a former British gymnast, model and dancer who is also the CEO of AMCK Management.
Bongi Ndaba (born 1972) is a South African producer and writer for television, actress and playwright.
Esther Bruce - Josephine Esther Bruce (29 November 1912 to 17 July 1994) was a black British seamstress living in working-class London during the pre-
Empire Windrush years.
Template for the editathon
Upon publishing the article on Wikipedia's livespace, please add the following templates to the Talk page:
Editathon article
This page was created during a
WikiProject Women in Red editathon to encourage new editors and create missing articles about notable women. Please do not delete but instead offer constructive criticism as to how this article could be improved (if necessary).
Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page
Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!