Women Archaeologists editing event at the Petrie Museum

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Women Archaeologists editing event at the Petrie Museum - In a nutshell Where?: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Malet Place, University College London WC1E 6BT Nearest tube - Warren street or Euston When?: 8 March 2014, 2-6pm Point of contact: Jonathan Cardy (jonathan.cardywikimedia.org.uk) for Wikimedia UK, or Debbie Challis d.challisucl.ac.uk) for the Petrie Museum Twitter: @wikimediauk Cost: Free

International women's day 2014 - Wikimedia UK editathon at the Petrie Museum, a museum where famously they hand out torches to visitors

About the event

The event will focus on editing pages of notable women archaeologists, who took part in Petrie excavations / or were involved in museum work but whose Wikipedia articles are incomplete or nonexistent.

How do I prepare?

• Sign up for the event
• Create a Wikipedia account - en:Special:UserLogin/signup
• Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided), if you don't have a laptop then email jonathan.cardywikimedia.org.uk
• Learn about editing if you like: w:en:Wikipedia:Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
• Alternatively print out Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Winifred Brunton, Margaret Murray, Gertrude Caton-Thompson or Hilda Petrie, redpen the article in advance of the event and come along with a change that you would like to be shown how to make.

• Refreshments were provided

Attendees

There were 11 or 12 participants plus the two trainers.

Trainers

1. Jonathan Cardy (WMUK) (talk) 16:38, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
2. Fae

We will have 4-5 laptops in the main museum room on wifi.

We are expecting about 5 museum staff / volunteers and maybe 1 or 2 others to help out with public interest

Target List

Articles we want to start

• Margaret Drower Done
• Violet Lafleur Done
• Elinor Wight Gardner Done
• Veronica Seton-Williams Done

Articles that need expansion

• Winifred Brunton
• Margaret Murray has a lengthy entry on the witchcraft stuff but very little on archaeology (her main work)
• Gertrude Caton-Thompson
• Hilda Petrie

Potential FA

It would be really nice if we could get Nefertiti or Hatshepsut to Featured Article status in time to be featured on the main page of Wikipedia for International Women's day 2015

Disability

This event is wheelchair accessible. If you need a disabled parking space please contact the Petrie in advance and we will try to accommodate you.

Please tell us in advance if you need to have a hearing loop available.