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Comedians, comics and other performers edit‑a‑thon
Comedians, comics and other performers edit‑a‑thon
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Comedians, comics and other performers
August 2022

Recently completed:	Crime and law Alphabet run: Countries starting with M
New this month:	Indigenous women Alphabet run: Countries starting with N and O Women born before 1900
Ongoing initiatives:	#1day1woman: 2026 Sports
Upcoming events:	Ideas

Welcome!

In August 2022 Women in Red is focusing on women performers, with special emphasis on comedians. This stems from our collaboration with Wikimedia UK and the UK branch of CARE International in the hope that we can address areas of common interest over the next few months. The redlinks below show there is considerable scope for covering comedians, an important new target for us. We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies and other articles about women in various countries, as well as their achievements, works, organizations, and awards. This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate.

You are of course also welcome to add articles on any other notable women, for example under our #1day1woman priority.

The main goals of the event are:

to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media

What else?

Below, you'll see a section where you can list the articles you create this month, and another section where you can add the images you have uploaded to Commons.
This essay on creating women's biographies and our Ten Simple Rules might be helpful to newer editors.
If you share any of the articles or images on social media, please indicate you have done so next to the article name.

Thank you!

Redlists (lists of redlinked articles to be created)

We have red-link lists on women from relevant fields and countries, which can be found in the WiR Redlink index. A selection of those which might be most useful for this priority is listed below. However do feel free to find your own but beware of notability (means "significant roles in notable films, TV, stage performances... or unique... contributions to entertainment").

Good idea to ask an existing Wikipedian (on-line?) to check this before you invest time in creating a new article that may not be published.

C and D is our alphabet run this month

Running concurrently to this is the Alphabet Run | C to D writing contest. Please feel free to list relevant creations in both places! Some suggestions below (or sort other redlists into alphabetic order)

Celya AB ref French Algerian living in the UK - mentioned on wiki
Caitlin Cook ref: comedian The Writing on the Stall
Caroline McEvoy Northern Irish comic Caroline McEvoy (and Arab comic Farah Sharp)
Casey Balsham ref: Inconceivable
Catherine Cohen has no picture and is in Edinburgh
Catherine Bohart has no picture and is in Edinburgh
Dalia Malek ref comedian
Dana Alexander Canadian comedian ref
Danielle Walker (comedian) ref Melbourne award winner
Daphna Baram ref and in the Guardian

P.S.

For those listed in the Dictionary of Women Worldwide, some corresponding entries may be found at Encyclopedia.com or, for access to all, by signing up for the Wikipedia Library's free bundle and then using this search option.