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The Art+Feminism 2015 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Museum of Modern Art (photo by Sarah Cowan/Hyperallergic)

There are ordinary Wikipedia-edit-a-thons, and then there is Art+Feminism,which you mightcall the mother of them all.What began in 2014 as asmall effort to increase the visibility of women onWikipedia has grown into a multifaceted, worldwide phenomenonthat takes place every March (coinciding with Womens History Month in the US and International Womens Day). Its a unique and inspiringpush for digital visibility.

The core of Art+Feminism is, of course, the edit-a-thons, wherein participants createand build out Wikipedia pages forfemale figures in the artsand feminist cultural institutionsand herstories. The goal is not just towork towardgender parity in published information, but also to encourage women tocontribute to Wikipedia,whose community remains stubbornly, overwhelmingly male.

This yearthere are six edit-a-thons in New York City alone, happening on different days over the next week and a half. Etsy, theFashion Institute of Technology, Kickstarter, Interference Archive, and SVA Library will all hostsmaller events, while the Museum of Modern Art will host the biggest oneon Saturday, March 11: an edit-a-thon that kicks off with a morning discussion about internet activism (featuring Kimberly Drew,Joanne McNeil,Zara Rahman) and includes afternoon breakout sessions withBlack Lunch Table, radical librarians Jennifer Ferretti and Alexsandra Mitchell,and others.

The most important thing to remember in all this is thatno previous Wikipedia experience is necessary to attend an edit-a-thon. These events are open to everyone, and they include training sessions! You canwatch Art+Feminisms instructional videos beforehand if you want a primer; other than that, just remember to show up armed withyour laptopand your goodideas.

When & where:

Tuesday, March 7, 5:307:30pm, Etsy HQ (117 Adams Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn); RSVP

Wednesday, March 8, 11am5pm, Fashion Institute of Technology Library (227West 27th Street, 5th floor, Chelsea, Manhattan); RSVP

Saturday, March 11, 10am5pm, Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Midtown, Manhattan); RSVP

Sunday, March 12, 10am5pm, Kickstarter HQ (58 Kent Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn); RSVP

Sunday, March 12, 26pm, Interference Archive (131 8th Street, #4, Gowanus, Brooklyn); RSVP

Saturday, March 18, 12:305pm, SVA Library (380 Second Avenue, 2nd floor, Gramercy, Manhattan); RSVP

More info here.

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