Show threadmem_somervilleMar 19, 2024

@wikimediafoundation I added a German #BobbinLace entrepreneur yesterday!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbara_Uttmann.jpg

#WomensHistoryMonth
#ChangeTheStats #OpenTheKnowledge

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Wikimedia FoundationMar 19, 2024

Wikipedia's vision is of a world in which everyone can freely share in the sum of all human knowledge. But we cannot achieve that when we are missing so much knowledge about women.

This #WomensHistoryMonth, join us in closing the gender knowledge gap on Wikipedia and across the Wikimedia projects.

#ChangeTheStats #OpenTheKnowledge

Get started: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia-needs-more-women

Wikipedia Needs More Women – Wikimedia Foundation

Wikipedia needs more women is our call for people like you to edit women’s stories, histories, and contexts onto Wikipedia.

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Chris KoernerMay 18, 2023

Calling all journalists in Africa ✍️

The Wikimedia Foundation recently launched the #OpenTheKnowledge Journalism Awards, celebrating the contributions of journalists in Africa that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in their reporting.

We've seen over 1,100 applications already and we're still missing yours! #Wikipedia #wikimedia #journalism

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/05/03/open-the-knowledge-journalism-awards-launch-in-africa/

Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards launch in Africa

African journalists can self nominate stories that help to expand knowledge about Africa from May 3 – June 30, 2023 The Wikimedia Foundation has today launched the Open the Knowledge Journalism Awa…

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Habib Mhenni Mar 20, 2023
Certain communities of artists have been completely left out of recorded history. But @artandfeminism is working to change that: the non-profit is committed to closing information gaps in the art world relating to gender and feminism. #OpenTheKnowledge https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/07/how-artfeminism-is-using-wikipedia-to-promote-equity-in-the-art-world/
How Art+Feminism is using Wikipedia to promote equity in the art world

If you were asked to name the greatest artists in history, who would come to mind? Chances are, the first few names that pop into your head are men. “Whereas men experience presence in our art inst…

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Craig NewmarkMar 10, 2023
Read about how @kellyjeanne9 has helped @SIAmericanWomen to add over 1.7 million new words about American women to #Wikipedia! #SmithsonianWHM #WomensHistoryMonth #OpenTheKnowledge https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/01/kelly-doyle-kim-and-this-new-smithsonian-museum-are-writing-women-into-wikipedia/
Kelly Doyle Kim and this new Smithsonian museum are writing women into Wikipedia

It’s called the ‘great man theory’: the idea that large swaths of human history can be explained by the actions of so-called great men.  These days, that theory has been reso…

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Jens HolzeMar 10, 2023
♲ @[email protected]:Smithsonian-hosted events have added 1.7+ million words, almost 12,000 new citations to reliable sources, and nearly 1,500 new articles to @Wikipedia.

Read more about @SIAmericanWomen's journey to #OpenTheKnowledge: wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/03/0…

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Craig NewmarkFeb 21, 2023
Meet some of the people and projects (like @afroCROWDit and @BLACKLUNCHTABLE) who are working to make @Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects more equitable. #OpenTheKnowledge https://wikimediafoundation.org/otk-stories
Open the Knowledge: Stories – Wikimedia Foundation

The free knowledge movement is made of people like you, who are passionate about opening the knowledge and making it accessible to all. Related resources

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