Wikipedia:GLAM/MGS/Events and Workshops/Modern Scottish Women 2 - Art + Feminism
![]() | Modern Scottish Women Edit-a-thon in a nutshell:
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About the event
editFollowing the successful editathon held at Modern One to mark the opening of the exhibition Modern Scottish Women, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is holding a follow-up Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, as part of the Art+Feminism series. This event will carry on where the last left off, creating and improving articles relating to those women featured in the exhibition.
Modern Scottish Women is an exhibition of work by Scottish women artists and concentrates on painters and sculptors. It covers the period from 1885, when Fra Newbery became Director of Glasgow School of Art, until 1965, the year of Anne Redpath’s death.
In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female while only 15% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. As a result, content is skewed by the lack of female participation.
How do I prepare?
edit- Sign up for the event
- Create a Wikipedia account
- Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
- Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
- Think about what you would like to edit about - please prepare some materials to bring with you on the day
Sources
edit- Wikipedia is a tertiary resource, which relies upon secondary sources. Wikipedia is not a place for original research.
- For more guidance on the use of sources, see this guide here.
Programme
edit- 11:45 am – 12:00 pm: Meet at the Portrait Gallery
- 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Wikipedia training
- 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Break
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: EDIT!
Trainers
editSara Thomas, Wikimedian in Residence at Museums Galleries Scotland
Hit list of articles to be created or improved
editArticles to be created
edit- Stansmore Dean Stevenson - being worked on by Gill
- Anne Finlay - being worked on by Melissa
- Hazel Armour
- Helen Biggar
- Mary Syme Boyd
- Gwynneth Holt
- Bet Low
- Josephine Haswell Miller
- Ivy Gardner Proudfoot
- Margot Sandeman
- Ottilie Maclaren Wallace
Articles to be improved
edit- Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
- Mary Nicol Neill Armour - being worked on by Stefana
- Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
- Mary Cameron **
- Pat Douthwaite
- Joan Eardley
- Hannah Frank
- Norah Neilson Gray **
- Ann Henderson
- Dorothy Johnstone
- Jessie M. King
- Bessie MacNicol **
- Phoebe Anna Traquair **
- Flora Macdonald Reid **
- Alice Meredith Williams / Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams **
- Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh **
- Mabel Pryde **
- Louise Gibson Annand
- Mary Nicol Neill Armour
- Phyllis Bone
- Kathleen Scott
- Jessie M. King
- Margaret Campbell Macpherson
- Cathleen Mann
- Margaret Mellis
- Eleanor Allen Moore
- Agnes Miller Parker
- Ethel Walker
- Cecile Walton
- Margaret Morris (dancer)
** The work of those artists marked with a double asterisk has now passed into the public domain.
Content created
edit6 new articles created:
8 articles improved:
What can I do after the event?
editYou may find these useful if you want to learn further about editing:
External links
editParticipants - Sign Up Here!
editPrior to the event:
- RSVP: KWatson@nationalgalleries.org
- Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
- No? Create a Wikipedia account
- Yes? Go to Step #2
- Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page