Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/286
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Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa editathon | |
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Online event October 2023 | |
Meetup | 286 |
Type | Edit-a-thon |
Series | Geofocus |
Articles | Meetup 286 articles (23) |
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@wikiwomeninred | |
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October-2023-editathons | |
Hashtag | #wikiwomeninred |
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Authority control | Authority control should be included at the foot of every biography: {{Authority control}} . It will remain hidden until relevant identifiers have been added to Wikidata. |
Categories | Choose applicable categories including relevant subcategories of Category:Women. |
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Editathon banner: {{WIR|286}} |
October 2023
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In October 2023, Women in Red's geofocus covers women from Sub-Saharan Africa.
We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies and other articles about notable women from or associated with these countries.
This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts wherever they may be to participate in our initiative. Contributors are of course also welcome to add articles on any other women who deserve to be covered, for example under the topics of the month or our comprehensive #1day1woman priority.
The main goals of the event are:
- to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of prominent women
- to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
- to promote the new and improved articles and images through social media and via nominations to Main Page features "Did You Know?" and "In The News".
What else?
- Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you create month by month, and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.
- This essay on creating women's biographies and our Ten Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.
- If you share any of the articles or images on social media, or successfully nominate for Main Page, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.
Redlists (lists of redlinked articles to be created)
[edit]A wide variety of redlink lists can be found on our Redlist index. Those main Wikidata lists relating to women of Sub-Saharan Africa are listed below:
Add other red links here, if possible with a source:
- Scientists (CS)
- Dictionary of African Biography (WD)
- Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa (CS) (GBooks)
Participants
[edit]- Curbon7 (talk) 02:04, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
- WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 20:59, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
- Penny Richards (talk) 18:40, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
- Dsp13 (talk) 10:19, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
- PamD 11:17, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
- Roundtheworld (talk) 18:03, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
- Lajmmoore (talk) 20:09, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- Kravk (talk) 05:01, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Marluliaq (talk) 12:51, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
Outcomes (articles)
[edit]Please add the biographical dictionary, if used:
New or upgraded articles
[edit]Most recent on top, please, specifying upgraded if not new
Fatima Achimo
Jeannette Schmidt Degener
Susan Murabana
Lily Monze
Mwende Katwiwa
Nyagua Ruea
Grace Gbotosho (also 284/285)
Gertrude Nakabira (also 284)
Lidi Bessi Kama
Ruby Malvina - PIN
Masséré Touré - PIN
Laura Holloway Yergan - PIN
Mireille Kolingba
Mawa kaJama
Veronica Openibo
Maria de Jesus Trovoada
Sira Diop - PIN
Margaret Gentle Harwood - PIN
Patricia Amira
Dorothy Vellenga - PIN
Pauline Fatme - PIN
Sarah Margru Kinson - PIN
Audrey Brown (journalist)
Doreen Mwape
Germaine Djuidjé Kenmoé (also 284 & 285)
Monica Mary Ncube
Promote our work
[edit]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 in 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 via WP:In The News
Did You Know features
[edit]New/expanded articles featured in the Did you know... column of the Wikipedia Main page
- Add here – most recent at the top with date of publication
Outcomes (media)
[edit]- Please add this category to the image if you're uploading it to Commons: Media supported by WikiProject Women in Red - 2023
Add here – most recent at the top
References
[edit]Event templates
[edit]- Invitation: October 2023
- Editathon banner for talk pages – Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa Template:WIR-286:
{{WIR-286}}