Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Astronomy and Space Sciences Edit-a-thon - SpaceFest
Women in Astronomy and Space Sciences Edit-a-thon @ SpaceFest / Tucson, AZ
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![]() Ride would have turned 62 on May 26th had the world not lost her to pancreatic cancer last July. To honor her enduring legacy, southern Arizonans and all attendees of SpaceFest are invited to gather on her birthday to edit and create Wikipedia entries on notable women in astronomy and the space sciences. Tucson, AZ event detailsedit
Confirmed Wikipedians attendingeditOnline participationeditIf you cannot make it to SpaceFest in person but would still like to participate, you are more than welcome to do so remotely. Suggested articles appear below, or you may add or contribute to one of your choosing. So that we can count you as having participated, please add your contributions under the #Results section below. Note: There will not be a webinar aspect for online participants; simply log in and log your contributions below to have them "counted." And be sure to use the Twitter hashtag #SpaceFest if you tweet about the event! Online participantsedit
Suggested Topics for May 26th edit-a-thoneditThe following is a sampling of suggested articles to create or add upon. However, feel free to come up with your own ideas! You may also consider cleaning up articles on more well-known women, including Sally Ride herself. Updates could be as simple as making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional. Adding women to relevant categories; adding scientist infoboxes; and adding appropriate images are other helpful tasks. Articles needing creationedit
Articles needing expansion and/or cleanupedit
ResourceseditNote: Wikipedia lists of notable women (and men) are all missing plenty of key people, so feel free to add to those lists
Editing Wikipediaedit
ResultseditNew articles created:editArticles expanded or improved:edit |