Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Green/Meetup/7

Women in Green | Good Article Edit-a-thon

October 2024 – Around the World in 31 Days

From October 1–31, WikiProject Women in Green is hosting its seventh virtual editathon event with the following goals: to nominate and review GA-class articles related to women and women's works, and to help editors build a greater capacity for bringing articles up to GA status. Participants of all experience levels are welcome! We will provide instructions, learning resources, suggested article topics, and assistance from editors more experienced with the GA process. To participate, just add yourself to the list of participants.

What is Women in Green?

WikiProject Women in Green works to bring core articles on women and women's works up to minimum Good Article (GA) status. Our aim is to improve the general reliability and quality of Wikipedia while also addressing gender bias in Wikipedia content. Currently, articles about women and women's works comprise just 4897 articles out of 40,543 Good Articles on the site, roughly 12.1%. Each year we organize a number of specific group goals related to nominating and reviewing GA articles, and this event is partly organized to help us reach and/or surpass those goals.

Around the World in 31 Days

Once again, we're encouraging editors to work on articles about women and women's works (books, films, etc.) from as many different geographical regions as possible. We hope to collectively nominate and/or review articles about women from at least 31 different countries – this may refer to where article subjects were born or spent a significant portion of their lives, and countries may be currently existing or previously existing nations. Want to improve an article about a Brazilian dancer? Go for it. A pioneer of women's education in Russia? Absolutely. An Ancient Egyptian queen? Yes! Broader international articles about women are welcome too. There are thousands of interesting articles about women and women's works on Wikipedia, and this event is here to provide a focused, supportive environment for us as we work to bring some of them up to GA status.

Check back here to track our progress to 31 countries! The event coordinators will update this map regularly during the editathon (view full-screen by clicking the upper-right corner). N = nomination, R = review. Countries covered thus far: Angola, Australia, Austria, Canada, Fiji, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, North Korea, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Singapore, Sweden, Togo, United States, Uruguay.

Article Suggestions

Editors may be interested in working on some of the following article suggestions, but are welcome to choose articles from elsewhere:

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan – Afghan feminist organisation (founded 1977)
Adela Zamudio – Bolivian poet and educator (1854–1928)
Caddy Adzuba – Congolese journalist (born 1981)
Louise Nimb – Danish chef (1842–1903)
Zewditu – Ethiopian empress (1876–1930)
Jeanne Baret – French explorer (1740–1807)
Carmen Pereira – Bissau-Guinean politician (1936–2016)
Victoria Montou – Haitian warrior (1739–1805)
Parbati Ghose – Indian film maker (1942–2018)
Veronica Campbell Brown – Jamaican sprinter (born 1982)
Roza Baglanova – Kazakh singer (1922–2011)
Vyda Ragulskienė – Lithuanian scientist (1931–2009)
Aung San Suu Kyi – Burmese politician (born 1945)
Pānia Papa – New Zealand linguist (born 1970)
Huda Hamed – Omani writer (born 1981)
Shadia Abu Ghazaleh – Palestinian activist (1949–1968)
Yekaterina Kuskova – Russian economist (1869–1958)
Candida Maria of Jesus – Spanish nun (1845–1912)
Joyce Msuya – Tanzanian biologist (born 1968)
Paulina Luisi – Uruguayan physician (1875–1950)
Lady Triệu – Vietnamese military leader (226–248)
Ramziya al-Iryani – Yemeni novelist and diplomat (1954–2013)
Susan Tsvangirai – Zimbabwean businesswoman (1958–2009)

WiG 20-Minute Article Assessments

Are you new to the GA nominating process (or just want some early feedback)? GA nominators have the option to request a basic assessment of their article from an experienced Women in Green editor before nominating it for a full GA review. The WiG 20-Minute Article Assessment will aim to identify any major issues that remain in your article and suggest improvements for you to focus on. This support is intended to help less-experienced GA nominators build their confidence and avoid frustrating "quick-fail" situations. Make your request for a 20-minute article assessment here.