{"603030":{"#nid":"603030","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Wikipedia Editing Event to Focus on Underrepresented Figures in STEM","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis Saturday at Clough Commons, a group of people will hunker down on the fourth floor with coffee, bagels, and pizza, and open a browser tab to Wikipedia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/602591\u0022\u003EEdit-a-Thon\u003C\/a\u003E will dedicate a half-day to editing Wikipedia entries about underrepresented figures in STEM, including women, minorities, and LGBTQIA individuals. The event, hosted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWriting and Communication Program\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s Curricular Innovation Committee, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/communicationcenter.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENaugle Communication Center\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/womenscenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWomen\u0026rsquo;s Resource Center\u003C\/a\u003E, is being held to coincide with March and Women\u0026rsquo;s History Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERebekah Fitzsimmons, a Brittain Fellow in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was inspired to organize the event when she had students write Wikipedia entries as part of a class assignment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They were learning all these interesting stories of women writing about science in the 1800s, but realizing no one knows about them,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;You can find Wikipedia entries on their husbands, brothers, or fathers, but not them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Edit-a-Thon, which will take place Saturday, March 3, is open for anyone to attend, regardless of experience with writing or editing Wikipedia entries. Fitzsimmons and Joshua King, also a Brittain Fellow, will provide 10-minute briefings to attendees and have areas dedicated for group editing based on skill level.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKing hopes the event will be a way to leverage Tech\u0026rsquo;s resources for wider knowledge sharing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Other people don\u0026rsquo;t have access to the same research portals and academic articles we do,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We don\u0026rsquo;t always think about the things we\u0026rsquo;re afforded through our Library and by being part of Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Fitzsimmons, the event is a chance to pass on knowledge and enhance Wikipedia, but also to work on communicating science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s really cool to be able to share that information and pass on knowledge in a democratic and open way, but also to be able to translate your scientific expertise into a general knowledge,\u0026rdquo; Fitzsimmons said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, greater awareness of this history could help more people from underrepresented groups become interested in STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We saw such a huge reaction to the film \u003Cem\u003EHidden Figures\u003C\/em\u003E last year, with people saying they had no idea these black women had worked at NASA,\u0026rdquo; Fitzsimmons said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s important to use our resources to bring visibility to these under-recognized individuals so history accurately represents their contributions.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Edit-a-Thon will take place Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Naugle Communication Center (Suite 447) and surrounding rooms on the fourth floor will be used for the event. Participants can check in at the Communication Center, get a briefing and a bagel, and then get to editing. Organizers have a list of entries to edit, but participants can also come with their own knowledge and ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor those who can\u0026rsquo;t attend, you can still nominate a person, group, or initiative that may need a new or enhanced Wikipedia entry using \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe9z5zFNGciZdgqCiuI7hYT_z2I3ldewWNETDN6ev8bgnbnFg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\u0022\u003Ethis Google form\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event also received support from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.artandfeminism.org\/\u0022\u003EArt + Feminism\u003C\/a\u003E, a national organization that helps organize and run similar events nationwide. Follow the campus initiative on social media on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1115813185227448\/\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/wcp_innovation\u0022\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/602591\u0022\u003EEdit-a-Thon\u003C\/a\u003E will dedicate a half-day to editing Wikipedia entries about underrepresented figures in STEM, including women, minorities, and LGBTQIA individuals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Edit-a-Thon will dedicate a half-day to editing Wikipedia entries about underrepresented figures in STEM, including women, minorities, and LGBTQIA individuals. 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