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Geofocus: French overseas territories edit‑a‑thon
Online event April 2022
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This April, Wiki Women in Red has a geofocus on women fromFrench overseas regions, territories and collectivities. These include: in the AmericasFrench Guiana,Guadeloupe,Martinique,Saint Barthélemy,Saint Martin,Saint Pierre and Miquelon; in Oceania,French Polynesia,New Caledonia andWallis and Futuna; in the Indian Ocean,Mayotte andRéunion.

We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in improving biographies and other articles about notable women, including their writings or other works. This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts wherever they may be to participate in our initiative.

Main goals

• to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating or improving biographies of prominent women
• to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
• to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media and via nominations toMain Page features Did You Know…? and In The News.

What else?

• Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you have worked on this month, and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.
• This essay on creating women's biographies and ourTen Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.
• If you share any of the articles or their images on social media, or successfully nominate for In The News, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.

Red-link lists of women from a wide variety of fields can be accessed from theWiR Redlink index. Those which might be most useful for women in the French overseas territories are listed below.Please note: listing does not guarantee qualification for inclusion in the encyclopedia. Please readPrimer for creating women's biographies

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

• French Polynesian Women's Council1
• Léonie Tidjite Varnier - politician from New Caledonia1
• Virginie Ruffenach - New Caledonian politician
• Marie-Pierre Goyetche [fr] - New Caledonian trade unionist
• Christiane Gambey - New Caledonian anti-independence politician1
• Lavinia Tagane - Wallis and Futuna politician1
• Marie-Louise Selui - Wallis and Futuna politician1
• Mireille Laufilitoga - Wallis and Futuna politician1
• Echati Maoulida - Mahorese activist (FR)
• Zakia Madi - Mahorese activist (FR)
• Women in French Guiana - very poor article
• Vanessa Miranville - Mayor of La Possession, Reunion (FR)
• Catherine De Arburn - Fourth Vice President of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Catherine Hélène - Second Vice President of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Tatiana Vigneau-Urtizbéréa - Opposition Member of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Joane Beaupertuis - Majority Member of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Valérie Perrin - Majority Member of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Carole Sérignat - Majority Member of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Virginie Sabarots - Majority Member of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Claire Vigneaux - Majority Member of theTerritorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Chatouilleuses - Women's activist group in Mayotte who usedtickle torture on politicians to achieve their goals (would make for a great DYK)
• Monique Agenor () - writer from Reunion
• Anna Galore - writer from Reunion
• Claire Karm - writer from Reunion

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
• Add IG after the article if you post it on Instagram
• Add LI after the article if you post it on LinkedIn
• Add ITN after the article if it was posted on the main page viaWP:In The News.

Most recent on top. Also, please indicate amount of improvement (e.g., number of characters, words, or sentences added).

New/expanded articles featured in theDid you know... column of the WikipediaMain page

• Add here – most recent at the top with date of publication

New/expanded articles featured in theIn the news... column of the WikipediaMain page

• Add here – most recent at the top with date of publication

• Please add this category to the image if you're uploading it to Commons:Media supported by WikiProject Women in Red - 2022

Add here – most recent at the top

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