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| Welcome toWikiProject Women in Red (WiR)! |
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| 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 only20.29% 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! |
| Double the lede! edit‑a‑thon | |
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| Online event December 2021 | |
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| Meetup | 215 |
| Type | Edit-a-thon |
| Articles | Meetup 215 articles (38) |
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| Recently completed: | Women who died: 2025Alphabet run: Countries starting with A |
| New this month: | Alphabet run: Countries starting with BBlack womenWorks by Women: Opera, Theatre and Music |
| Ongoing initiatives: | #1day1woman: 2026Sports |
| Upcoming events: | Ideas |
This December Women in Red proposes an editathon we’re calling"Double the lede!" Now that more and more people are usingsmartphones andvirtual assistants that may only display the introductory summary (known as the "lede" or "lead") of our articles, it is important that that summary contains a good overview of the life, work or organization covered. As there are many articles with very short ledes (for example, a single sentence), this editathon seeks to expand the ledes in order to provide a fuller summary of the entry. You might even find some of the articles you have created yourself could do with a longer lede (we know we will!).
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.
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Most recent on top. Also, please indicate amount of improvement (e.g., number of characters, words, or sentences added).
Rosa Vertner Jeffrey + 2 sentencesMarguerite Bonga Fahlström + 4 sentences + image + edits
Anna Laminit 66 → 116 word lede + copy editsAnna Cora Mowatt + 4 sentences, PINCatherine Murat + 2 sentences, PIN
Flavia Wasserfallen +important info to lead, current MP. + info to body, PIN
Gülser Yıldırım + 1 sentence to lead, +info to body
Mpho Tutu van Furth - PINAlisha Kramer, + 3 sentencesInes Eichmüller, + 3 sentences, PIN
Signe Veiteberg the article is only so long but the lead was considered too short; I added relevant information
Luísa Fialho +2 sentences, also did a bit of clean up in the main text of the article, PIN
Claire Mathon, was one sentence, now three
Fabiola Letelier (d. Nov 2021), actually reduced lede to remove "sister of" but added 1678 chars, PINSylvia Weinstock (d. Nov 2021), 1 sentence to 3, +1803 chars totalJoanne Shenandoah (d. Nov 2021) revised lede to make more relevant to subject, +703 chars totalDarlene Hard (d. Dec 2021) +9 words lede, +1271 chars total, PIN
Lina Wertmüller (d. Dec 2021) just a few words to lede from WaPo obit but they are good words, PIN
Aldona Grigaliūnienė had no refs eitherChi Coltrane had no refs either, PINPatricia Brocker had no refs eitherLina Braknytė had no refs either
Tererai Trent (+1 sentence, expanding a preexisting sentence)
All-Woman Supreme Court (+1 sentence, as well as expanding a preexisting sentence)Candace Jackson-Akiwumi (+1 sentence)
Itoko Koyama (+1 sentence)Linda Albertini (+84 words), PIN
Kahe Te Rau-o-te-rangi (+3 sentences)Kate Andersen (+1 sentence), PINFrances Caverhill (+3 sentences)
Eleanor Catton (+5 sentences), PIN
Judith Lonie (+3 sentences)Jean Lonie (+1 sentence)
Monique Deland (+1 sentence), PIN
Momtaza Mehri (+1 sentence)Mira J. Spektor (+1 sentence)
Linda Lê (+1 sentence) - PINAnnette Leo (+1 sentence)
Dina Rubina (+1 sentence) - PIN
Galina Shergova (+1 sentence) - PIN
Regīna Ezera (+1 sentence)
Debora Vaarandi (+2 sentences)Anna Haava (+2 sentences) - PINZulfiya (poet) (+2 sentences) - PIN
Veronika Tushnova (+1 sentence)Margaret Wettlin (+1 sentence)Mirdza Ķempe (+1 sentence)Vonla McBride (1 sentence to 2) - PINJane Robinson (historian) (19 to 63 words)Ravinder Randhawa (1 sentence to 2)Henrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley (1 sentence to 3) - PINElizaveta I. Gnevusheva (+59 characters), PINRegina Dubovitskaya (+137 characters), PINIsabella Bashmakova (+177 characters), PINNina Gagen-Torn (+163 characters), PINLidiya Ginzburg (+53 characters), PINAlexandra Brushtein (+186 characters), PINVera Panova (+1 sentence), PINNatalya Sats (+174 characters), PINLidiya Seifullina (+1 sentence)Maria Shkapskaya (+1 sentence), PINYelizaveta Tarakhovskaya (+1 sentence), PINHelene Meyers (was 57 words(readable prose), now 204 words)
Cristiana Chamorro Barrios (was 2 sentences, now 4), PINMarguerite Gosse (+1 sentence)Eliza Cook (physician) (+1 sentence), PINSusan Morgan (+1 sentence)Nancy Segal (+2 sentences)Mary Stuart James MacMurphy (+2 sentences), PINCaroline Marshall Woodward (+1 sentence), PINMary Ross Banks (+1 sentence), PINHarriet Newell Ralston (+1 sentence), PIN
Maukhida Abdulkabirova (159 characters), PIN
Timpoko Helène Kienon-Kabore (two extra sentences)
Sarah Mohanna Al Abdali (extra sentence), PINRachel Tanner (+232 characters)
Therasia of Nola (+252 characters)Zodwa Nyoni (+181 characters)Ja'Tovia Gary (was 1 sentence, now 3)Jakucho Setouchi (d. 2021) (14 words added to lede, 1144 bytes overall)Erica Armstrong Dunbar (was 2 sentences, now 4) - PINCarrie Meek (d. 2021) (was 3 sentences, now 4 with more wikilinks and importance as African American congresswoman) - PIN
Julia Bacha explains what type of films she makes - PINAlmudena Grandes (was 1 sentence, now 4)
Alma Guillermoprieto (was 2 sentences, now 5)May Isabel Fisk (was 1 sentence, now 3)Mathilde Laurent (was 2 sentences, now 4)Aracelis Girmay (was 1 sentence, now 3) - PINMary Nash (author) (was 1 sentence, now 2)Nanina Alba (was 1 sentence, now 2)Violeta Granera (was 1 sentence, now 4) - PIN
Juan Du (was 2 sentences, now 4)Suyén Barahona (was 2 sentences, now 4) - PINNarciso Rodriguez for Her (was 2 sentences, now 4)Flora D. Crittenden (was 2 sentences, now 5)Judith Weisenfeld (was 2 sentences, now 4)Nicole A. Taylor (was 1 sentence, now 4)Surpassing Certainty (was 1 sentence, now 3) - PIN
Beneath the Lion's Gaze (was 1 sentence, now 3)Playing in the Dark (was 1 sentence, now 2)Jessica B. Harris (was 1 sentence, now 3) - pINJenna Wortham (was 2 sentences, now 4) - PINRuth Crosby Noble (was 1 sentence, now 3)
Najmieh Batmanglij (was 2 sentences, now 4) - PINHarriet Bates (was 1 sentence; now 2) - PINElizabeth Eggleston Seelye (was 1 sentence; now 3) - PINSarah Fuller Flower Adams (was 1 sentence; now 2) - PINMatilda Maranda Crawford (was 1 sentence; now 2) - PIN
Mary Mathews Adams (was 1 sentence; now 3) - PINAnn, Lady Fanshawe (was 1 sentence; now 2) - PINNew/expanded articles featured in theDid you know... column of the WikipediaMain page
New/expanded articles featured in theIn the news... column of the WikipediaMain page
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