Tag: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Did you know that only about 18 percent of biographies on Wikipedia are about women? Women of Wikipedia, the 5th annual Emory Libraries editathon dedicated to improving Wikipedia articles about notable women, will be held on Tuesday, February 25 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in Woodruff Library 215. In honor of Social Justice Day, participants…

On Thursday night, March 21, during Women’s History Month, the Woodruff Library hosted its fourth annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. This event is part of a global campaign to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia and to empower new editors. During Thursday’s edit-a-thon, the Woodruff Library’s “Wikipedian in Residence,” Caroline Scheving, provided basic Wikipedia…

On Tuesday night, March 21, during Social Justice Week and Women’s History Month, the Woodruff Library hosted its second annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Art + Feminism is a worldwide campaign that aims to improve coverage of women and the arts in Wikipedia and to empower new editors. During Tuesday’s Edit-a-thon, the Woodruff Library’s resident Wikipedian, Jenn Young,…