Wikipedia:Know my name/International Women's Day 2020 edit-a-thons
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IWD edit-a-thon 2020[edit]
Just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number is even lower.
Wikimedia Australia partnered with the National Gallery of Australia on its Know My Name project, to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian artists who identify as women.
In March 2020, we co-hosted a series of edit-a-thons with galleries and libraries around Australia on the weekend of International Women's day. Our goal was to create 100 new pages about female creators, also as part of Art+Feminism.
The campaign dashboard for the project is here.
Meet your Wikipedians[edit]
This program of events is been supported by an incredibly skilled group of female Wikipedians around Australia. You can read more about them here!
What should I work on during the editathon?[edit]
There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference!
We’ve prepared a list of suggested subjects and assembled some preliminary sources to get you started. Keep in mind Wikipedia’s Conflict of Interest guidelines when selecting your subject to make sure it is appropriate for you to make the edits.
We suggest you chose to work on a female creator from the same state as you. Once you’ve decided which task you’d like to tackle, add your username to the table.
Lists of artists for each city's edit-a-thon[edit]
From the lists below, a list of the Australian women artists whose biographies were not created at the IWD edit-a-thons in March 2020 was curated.
Adelaide[edit]
| Artist | Location | Suggested resources | Username working on page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Domestic Needlework Group | Adelaide | Q52157248 | |
| Nici Cumpston | Adelaide | RimACircle (talk · contribs · count) | |
| Tanya Myshkin | Adelaide | NGA, AP+P, Q76696044 | Crepe99 (talk · contribs · count) |
| Jacky Redgate | Adelaide | AGSA, AGNSW, DAAO, IMA, MCA, NGA, Q86758452 | MargaretRDonald (talk · contribs · count) |
| Pantjiti Unkari McKenzie | Adelaide | OAM, Maruku, NT writers, AAS, FRM, Vimeo, Desert Weavers, AGSA, Q87025811 | Rosie downing (talk · contribs · count) |
| Yhonnie Scarce | Adelaide | NGA, AGSA, NGV, AGNSW, DAAO, Q87281233 | MethodologyGal19 (talk · contribs · count) and Sahra555 (talk · contribs · count) |
Alice Springs[edit]
Brisbane[edit]
Canberra[edit]
Hobart[edit]
| Artist | Location | Suggested resources | Username working on page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curzona (Lily) Allport | Hobart | DPAC, OR, Q84218160 | Canley (talk) 03:44, 8 March 2020 (UTC) |
| Michaye Boulter | Hobart | TAG | |
| Megan Evans | Hobart | http://www.creativespaces.net.au/artists/523/megan-evans | Nordia1954 (talk) 03:24, 8 March 2020 (UTC) |
| Leanne Halls | Hobart | TAG | |
| Kit Hiller | Hobart | Grish8 | |
| Edith Holmes | Hobart | ADB, OR, CTH, Q21470299 | |
| Mabel Hookey | Hobart | AWR, OR, Q38312023 | Katkcullen (talk) |
| Mildred Lovett | Hobart | ADB, OR, Q21536765 | Jijiok (talk) 01:48, 8 March 2020 (UTC) |
| Laura McMahon (aka Brain Foetus) |
Hobart | TAG | |
| Amanda Parer | Hobart | TAG | |
| Kate Piekutowski | Hobart | TAG | |
| Sally Rees | Hobart | TAG | |
| Mandy Renard | Hobart | TAG | |
| Esther Shohet | Hobart | TAG | |
| Dorothy Stoner | Hobart | OR, Q84219887 | |
| Violet Vimpany | Hobart | AP+P, DAAO, OR, Q86474604 | |
| Maeve Woods | Hobart | Alistairmowbray |
Melbourne[edit]
Perth[edit]
| Artist | Location | Suggested resources | Username working on page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakartu Cory Surprise | Perth | Q43138478 | |
| Yinarupa Nangala | Perth | ||
| Sarah Contos | Perth | NGA1, NGA2, CT, Ramsay Art Prize, AGSA, Q87002929 | |
| Sandra Hill (artist) | Perth | AGWA, DAAO, ABC, NGA bio, NGA, NLA, NGV, Sulman, Q87002154 | |
| Ionat Zurr | Perth | ABC, DAAO, RCA, UWA, Q27595504 | Whitefeatherhunter (talk · contribs · count) and Evad37 (talk · contribs · count) |
| Nalda Searles | Perth | Artlink, NGA, AWR, Canberra Times, ANU, Q87001437 | |
| Wendy Nanji | Perth | Wendy Nanji (Q87001404) | |
| Carol Rudyard | Perth | AWR, NGA, AGNSW, NLA, WAAC, Scanlines, Q66821595 | Samwilson (talk · contribs · count) |
| Penny Bovell | Perth | WAAC, Q87000979 | JarrahTree (talk · contribs · count) |
| Draft:Mavis Elizabeth Lightly | Perth | ||
| Draft:Mary M. Wigg | |||
| Katie West | MCW Edits (talk · contribs · count) | ||
| Valerie Glover | Gnangarra (talk · contribs · count) | ||
| Jessamine Buxton | Perth | Jessamine Buxton (Q87418051) | Ruth Murray (talk · contribs · count) |
Sydney[edit]
Additional names[edit]
| Artist | Location | Suggested resources | Username working on page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techy Masero | Darwin | ABC,Pop-up, Mosaic, Commons, Q86870063 | |
| Djirrirra Wunungmurra | DAAO, NGA | ||
| Rerrkirrwanga Munungurr | NGV, NGA | ||
| Margaret Rarru Garrawurra | TheDesignFiles,NGA | ||
| Galuma Maymuru | AGNSW, DAAO | Figbird (talk · contribs · count) | |
| Gertie Huddleston | NGA, NGV | ||
| Djutjadjutja Mununggurr | MAGNT | ||
| Rosie Ware | Thursday Island | Maiem2020 (talk · contribs · count) | |
| Naminapu Maymuru | DAAO, ANUSOAD | ||
| Kay Lindjuwanga | Q82573320 NGA | ||
| Regina Wilson | Q67188674 DAAO, SMH | ||
| Malaluba Gumana | OCULA, AGNSW | ||
| Adelaide Bertheau | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Mary Tomkins | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| M. M. Willshire | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| A. A. Ellis | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Juliet Elderton | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Harriette Kerr | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| J. J. Ireland | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Ann Dillon (Mrs. Augustus Dillon) |
Q81356617,exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Catherine Devine | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| A. M. Barker | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Rose Lennon | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Laura E. Hogg | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| E. A. Higgins | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Lily Groat | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Emily Maze | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Draft:Ann Biddell | Q83087669, DAAO, Trove, exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Belinda Lee | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Grace Beach | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Mary E. Barry | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Margaret Adkins | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Lily J. Lackersteen | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Florence M. Green | exhibited in Australia between 1847 and 1900 | ||
| Lena Yarinkura | National Gallery of Australia unDISCLOSED | MethodologyGal19 (talk · contribs · count) |
Helpful links[edit]
- A simplified guide for contributing to Wikipedia
- Tips for writing your first article
- Detailed editing tutorial
- List of Wiki markups
- Adding pictures to an article
- Manual of style
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red - Wikipedians who create and edit articles about women, a good place to get help and inspiration.
- Trove Find Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives etc. See the people and organisations search option.
- Australian Women's Register
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