Welcome toWikiProject Women in Red (WiR)!
Our objective is to turnred links intoblue ones. Our project's scope is women's representation on all language Wikipedias (biographies, women's works, women's issues, broadly construed). Did you know that, according toHumaniki, only20.13% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed?Content gender gap is a form ofsystemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. We invite you to participate, whenever you like, in whatever way suits you and your schedule. Editors of all genders are equally and warmly welcome at Women in Red!

Ada Lovelace Day edit‑a‑thon
Online event October 2021
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Given the success of ourpresentations at Wikimania and the need for more contributors to write about women and their works,Women in Red (WiR) is celebratingAda Lovelace Day—12 October—with around-the-clock online edit-a-thon. Online events in Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Kenya and UK timezones, focused on the biographies ofwomen in STEM, will offer inspiring presentations and extensive support, especially for new contributors creating their first articles about women.

By means of simply presented exercises in the basic features of Wikipedia editing, we hope to see newcomers embark on their first creative assignments. Those of you who have not yet tried your hand at beginning new articles will be guided on the road to success, both through these events and by personal mentoring.

What else?

• Below, you'll find the events, as well as sections for listing the articles you create or improve and the images you upload to the Wikimedia Commons.
• This essay on creating women's biographies and ourTen Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors. WiR also maintains a list ofbiographical resources to aid in searching for sources.
• If you share any of the articles on social media, please indicate this next to the article name.

Questions or comments during the event?

• On-wiki: post atWikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red
• Off-wiki: connect with us on Twitter at @wikiwomeninred

version 2 schedule; click to enlarge!

Date: Tuesday 12 October 2021

Time: Noon – 10.00 pm NZST / 10:00 am – 8:00 pm AEST (12.00am BST UK time)

Location: Online (zoom link via registration through Eventbrite. Links on page)

What:

• Four workshop sessions across time zones in New Zealand and Australia. Open to all levels of new editors wanting to learn how to create a biography of a notable STEM women. We have people to teach you!
• Online sessions with open chat rooms for experienced editors to create content in a collegial environment. Join the zoom link whenever you are able.

Click here for New Zealand and Australia event

Time: 2 p.m.(UK time)(1 p.m UTC)

Click here for UK event

Link: viaEventbrite here.

Time: 12:00 - 2 p.m UTC
Link: TBA

Click here for Ghana event

Join us for live editing Wikipedia Weekly videocast at 1pm EDT/5 pm UTC. Working with @Rosiestep @restlesscurator @SiobhanLeachman @WikiWomenInRed @Fuzheado on theTimeline of women in computing and more.

• Youtube link
• Etherpad for coordination

Other event planners are warmly welcomed to add their details and links.

Not attending one of these events? Join our virtual editathon!Please register with the Dashboard (a place where progress is counted and articles are allocated).

Attendees

• paul2520💬
• Kunokuno💬
• Innisfree987 (talk)
• lajmmoore (User talk:lajmmoore|talk]])
• ☕ Antiqueight^chatter
• mainlymazza

WiR maintains a wide variety ofred-link lists. Some of the most relevant to this event are listed below.

Note: for those listed in theDictionary of Women Worldwide, some corresponding entries may be found atEncyclopedia.com or, for access to all, by signing up for theWikipedia Library's free bundle and then using thissearch option.

Add other red links here, if possible with a source:

You can find the new and improved articleshere, as they are created. Do feel free to publicise them and you can record this below. Thank you.

Key:

• Add FB after the article if you mention it on Facebook
• Add PIN after the article if you pin the image on Pinterest
• Add TW after the article if you tweet it on Twitter; use the hashtag #WikiAda24
• Add IG after the article if you post it on Instagram

Please add your new articles here:

Please add articles you have improved here:

1. Nicola Gaston expanded (and possible Polish- and German-language translations coming)
2. Jean Mary Sandel
3. Norma Restieaux

Please add any images you have uploaded here:

• 
  Jean Littlejohn
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  Hilda Kincaid
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  Ruth Dyk
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  Ellen Heine
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  Zella McBerty
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  Dorcas Brigham
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  Hilda Gardner with her brotherHoward Florey

Add here, newest at the top

1. Lesley Akyaa Opoku Ware - 10 November
2. Małgorzata Kalinowska-Iszkowska - 5 November
3. Marie Surcouf - 4 November

• [https://thenorthernquota.org/news/feminists-fight-against-wikipedia-content-gender-gap-global-24-hour-edit-thon Well researched piece covering Carol, Mahwish, On This Day She and Roger.
• WIKIPEDIA HAS A WOMEN PROBLEM: And There is Both Bad News And Good News About Why And How to Fix - comments byRoger
• Global 24-hour Wikipedia "Edit-a-thon" Kicks Off In New Zealand, Scoop.co.nz, 29 September 2021
• 24-hour Wikipedia 'Edit-a-thon' launches,Mike Dickison is interviewed byJesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand, 12 October 2021
• Big Tech's Big Tobacco moment. Despite the title, today's Axios podcast introduced by Niala Boodhoo includes comments byRoger Bamkin on today's 24-hour ADA marathon (from 6:35), 12 October 2021

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