Emory University students and faculty will contribute articles and entries they’ve researched and written to improve Wikipedia entries about women leaders, Latin-American folklore and international historical events relating to women’s rights.
Emory will host the Global Women Wikipedia Write-In on Tuesday in the university’s Woodruff Library.
Students are expected to upload articles about La Patasola, a female jungle monster from South American folklore; Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva, a Venezuelan poet; and several other Latin American and Caribbean-related people and topics. I
To participate, students must become registered Wikipedia contributors, which allows them to continue the project after Tuesday’s event.
The Write-In begins at 10 a.m.
Information: http://news.emory.edu/
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