Research Guides: Citation Needed! A Guide to Writing and Editing on Wikipedia: Women's History Month

Gender Bias in Wikipedia Editors

"Wikipedia editors surveyed by the Wikimedia Foundation in 2018 were predominantly male." Chart via Gender Bias on Wikipedia.

What to Edit

Ready to be bold and get started editing, but you're not sure where to begin? Check out some of the links below!

Art + Feminism
A list of articles and tasks about women in arts that needing editing
Cleanup Listing for WikiProject Women's History
A listing of various tasks to improve an assortment of women's history articles.
Women's History Start Class Articles
Women's history articles that have been 'started' but are still considered incomplete. Want to add a few more referenced pieces of information to an articles? Try one of these articles.
Women's History Stub Articles
'Stub' articles are short articles that need to be expanded upon. Here's a list of articles to work on if you like writing and researching.
Women in Green Project
A project that endeavors to make more article about women designated 'good articles'.
Women in Red Index
A listing of 'red link' articles about women - red links mean the page hasn't been created yet. Create an article to make the link blue!

Other Helpful Resources

There's a wealth of information about editing and writing on Wikipedia. Here's a curated list of resources that are particularly useful for this project.

Good Articles About Women's History
A list of women's history articles that have attained 'Good Article' status. Use these as a benchmark for all articles you create and edit! Click on a link, then click 'article' near the top left to read the article.
Manual of Style
From Wikipedia. "The MoS presents Wikipedia's house style, to help editors write articles with consistent and precise language, layout, and formatting, making Wikipedia easier and more intuitive for users. Plain English works best. Avoid ambiguity, jargon, and vague or unnecessarily complex wording."
Primer For Creating Women's Biographies
Writing a biography? Here's a useful essay from Wikipedia with information about sources, writing and more.
Reliable Sources
An overview to finding and using sources on Wikipedia, including defining what 'reliable' really means.
Wikitext Cheat Sheet
An easy, quick reference guide to using Wikipedia's code for formatting your text and articles!
Writing About Women
Some helpful hints from Wikipedia. talks about issues to consider and best practices for writing about women.