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19th Amendment (Virtual) Edit-a-thon

Help us increase coverage of the 19th Amendment and women in the suffrage movement on Wikipedia by making 19 edits during the month of August.
This year marks 100 years since the adoption of the 19th Amendment which gave some American women the right to vote. Help us close the gap in articles about the 19th Amendment and women's role in the suffrage movement. Editing will be open throughout the month of August with Zoom training / office hours every Tuesday & Thursday from 11:30am - 1:00pm Eastern in August!
Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, history, and science.
During this training, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. We're asking editors to make 19 edits around the 19th Amendment throughout the month of August.
This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian American Women's Initiative, a multiyear undertaking to document, research, collect, display, and share the history of women in the United States. It is planned in partnership with the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and Wikimedia DC.

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Video trainings

Every Tuesday & Thursday in August
11:30am - 1:00pm Eastern
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when

August 3-31

where

Virtual!
Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative
National Archives
Library of Congress


details

No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided on twice weekly calls throughout August. No background in women's history is required.


Get Started

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  • Register to attend one of the 8 Wikipedia webinars throughout August
  • Create a Wikipedia account if you don't have one and add yourself to the "sign up" list below
  • Search for an article to edit and edit away!
  • Add #19SuffrageStories to the edit summary before saving your edits
  • Use the Citation Hunt game to find articles related to the 19th Amendment that need citations
  • Even more articles to edit related to the suffrage movement
  • Use SNAC for resources and other information. Dina Herbert, one of the NARA SNAC Liaisons, has created a spreadsheet with links to SNAC pages. You'll need to request access to the spreadsheet but it'll be really helpful for editing and getting quick information for info boxes, resources, etc.

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