Wikipedia:Meetup/Fashion Institute of Technology/International Women's Day 2017

Second Annual International Women's Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
When and Where
Event:	Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Date:	Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Time:	11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location:	Gladys Marcus Library; Computer Lab E509; Fashion Institute of Technology

This meetup page is an archive of a past event. Please do not edit the contents of this page.

The second annual International Women's Days Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is hosted by the Gladys Marcus Library at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

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Event Information

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Gladys Marcus Library, Computer Lab E509, Fashion Institute of Technology
Hashtag: #EditTheStatistic #ArtandFeminism
Who can attend: Open to all FIT Students, Staff, and Faculty: Open to the public by appointment; women, women-identified, gender-neutral, and male allies are welcome to attend.
What to bring: You can bring your laptop, but there will be computers available. Also, snacks and beverages will be available for all participants.
Create an account: If you haven't created a Wikipedia Account, please do so follow our Instructions

Attendees

If you registered via our Evenbrite event page, a Wikipedia account has been created for you in advance. Please see or contact the event managers for assistance if you do not recall your username or password.

If you did not register on our Facebook Site, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account the day of the event.
If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).

Attending:

WikiFacilitators

Librarianhelen (talk) 20:10, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Jeremyb (talk) 01:00, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Shanluan (talk) 15:27, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Jim.henderson (talk) 03:42, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
DGG ( talk ) 00:52, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Pharos (talk) 02:26, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Attendees

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Erineileen9 (talk)
Farley bottleservice (talk)
FutchMyLife (talk)
Jennifermak7 (talk)
Jswiki108 (talk)
Justinegiardina (talk)
Kayla Renshaw (talk)
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Msmichls (talk)
Rumayor1 (talk)
Smlarthist (talk)
Sweetandsourmilk (talk)
TextConsNYC (talk)
Turandoot (talk)
Vizzylane (talk)

Suggested pages to edit

Black Fashion Designers Exhibition Related Articles

Fashion Designers

Fashion Journalists

Robin Givhan
Marcia Ann Gillespie (Journalist, Editor, Author Essence 1971–80)

Historical Events / Cultural Institutions

Models from the Battle of Versailles

Suggested Sources

FIT Library Databases for Visitors Includes WWD, WWD Archive, Vogue Archive, Harpers Bazaar Archive, and the NY Times Archive.
Google Books - Magazines - Great coverage of Jet, Ebony, Black Enterprise, New York Magazine, Life and more.
NYPL databases (you must of a NYPL library card and PIN)
The Battle of Versailles by Robin Givhan, Call number TT502 G585
Inspiring Beauty: 50 years of Ebony Fashion Fair by Joy Bivins, Call number TT502 B.575
Blacks in the History of Fashion by Lois K. Alexander, Call number TT505 A1 A54

Outcomes

Articles improved

Alphabetical by first letter

Articles created