WikiGap/2022/Women, Health & Environment/Create a new article

Create a new article

1. Choose an article to write about from the list below. Use this Google sheet to reserve what you are editing or creating. 2. Start the article New or novice editor? Start to write the article in your personal sandbox. Select 'Edit' to begin with visual editor. If you don't seen 'Edit', click on the pencil in the top right corner to change from code editing to Visual Editor. Experienced editor? Select an article link below. Select Create or Create source (top right) or the 'Start the article' prompt to begin. 3. Use the sources (hyperlinked numbers) next to the names below as well as any other verifiable, reliable sources found on your own to locate information about your subject 4. Add text to your article. Don't forget to cite your sources and add hyperlinks. Tip: Be sure to add a 'references" section at the bottom. 5. Publish often, even in your Sandbox. 6. New or novice editors only: Move the article from your Sandbox into Wikipedia mainspace when you feel it's ready. On English Wikipedia, you can do this when you are confirmed meaning that you have been registered for 4 days or have done 10 edits. Or ask for help. Detailed instructions can be found here. Tip: Articles do not have to be long in order to be published in Wikipedia mainspace. A short 3-4 sentence article made up of only a lead paragraph is worthy of publishing as long as it is formatted correctly, is well-sourced, and has established notability.

• Marjaliisa Abrahamsson - Swedish midwife and social worker
• Elisabeth Ubbe - Photojournalist. Reports on women's rights and bodies[1]
• Asabea Britton - Midwife, educator
• Gina Bartasi - Fertility specialist[2][3]
• Natalia Cineas - New York City Health + Hospitals[4][5][6]
• Helen Egger - Mental health advocate and entreprenuer[7][8]
• Theresa Larivee - CEO, Pennsylvania Hospital[9]
• Frances Jensen - Neurologist specializing in the 'teenage' brain[10][11]
• Susan Erlich - Physician, CEO at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center[12][13]
• Bernadine Lacey - Nurse[14][15]
• Lauranne Sams - Nurse, founder of the National Black Nurses Association[16][17]
• Jaydira del Rivero - Endocrinologist[18]
• Susan Sharrow - Biochemist[19]Image:
• Eleanor Bellows Pillsbury - Leader, Planned Parenthood[20][21]
• Mildred C. Scoville - Mental health advocate[22][23]
• Jaye Gardiner - Pancreatic cancer researcher[24][25]
• Sigourney Bell - Founde, Black in Cancer[26][27]
• Ana Maria Porras (scientist) - Biomedical engineer[28][29][30][31]
• Koko Warner - Environmentalist, studies climate change and migration[32][33]
• Ailun Yang - Expert on China’s climate policies and emissions[34][35]
• Michelle Mycoo - Climate impact scientist[36][37]
• Shobha Maharaj - Climate impact scientist[38][39]
• Allison Fong - Biological oceanographer and sea ice ecologist[40][41]
• Ada Monzón - First female meteorologist from Puerto Rico[42]
• Michelle Hawkins - Atmospheric scientist[43][44]
• Daphne Frias - Climate activist[45][46]
• Betti Wiggins - Advocate, children's health. Officer of nutrition services in Houston[47][48]
• Jacqueline Fincher - Physician, President American College of Physicians[49][50]
• Yashica Robinson - Physician, advocate for women's reproductive rights[51][52]
• Judith Ann Pachciarz - [first deaf woman in America to obtain an MD and a Ph.D.][53]
• Gerda Kjellberg - One of Sweden's first female doctors. Option: Translate Swedish article to English and published in English Wikipedia.[54]Image from Commons
• Rut Grubb - Physician. Option: Translate Swedish article to English and published in English Wikipedia.[55]Image from Commons
• Greta Hammarsten - Physician, chemist: Option: Translate Swedish article to English and published in English Wikipedia.Image from Commons
• Juju Harris - cookbook author, adovocate for access to heathly foods[56][57]
• Ali Berlow - Food activist[58][59]
• An Garagiola-Bernier - Food activist[60][61]
• Jyoti Fernandes - Food activist[62][63]
• Tanya Fields - Food activist[64][65]
• Maureen Muketha - Nutritionist[66][67]
• Jamila Norman - Food activist[68][69]
• Bettina Elias Siegel - Food activist, children[70][71]

Getting started with a new article

Below we have created 9 simple rules for writing women's biographies on Wikipedia that will help you get started 9 simple rules for writing women's biographies on Wikipedia ▼ This set of guidelines is intended to help editors who are trying to create women's biographies for the first time. It summarizes the bare essentials of how to write biographies which stand a good chance of becoming part of the encyclopaedia. One of the best ways to gain experience is to look at how existing women's biographies have been written on Wikipedia. Try to find a few articles on other people with backgrounds or interests similar to those you wish to cover. You might have some names in mind but you can also use one of the many lists available to find useful examples corresponding to the occupation and/or nationality of the person you want to cover. Rule 1. Choose carefully Not every woman in history or in today's news can be written about on Wikipedia. For Wikipedia, it is not sufficient to write biographies based on primary sources such as an individual's website, CV or job description, no matter how impressive these may appear. For Wikipedia, notability depends on a person's clear recognition by third parties, what we call notability. Avoid writing about yourself, your colleagues or your friends (or your organization). In general, it is easier to write the biographies of women who are no longer alive than biographies of living people which need much more careful attention and more detailed sourcing. Rule 2. Research Establish notability with mainstream reliable sources which have been edited or curated such as newspapers, journals, books or award citations. Do not use personal, fan-based, or employer websites; or blogs; or promotional sites such as Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Rule 3. Write why they are important The introduction, the first couple of lines of the article should summarize text cited in the body and tell why your subject is important. The body of the article should explain this in more detail with references. Rule 4. Reference everything The article needs references to your source material. At a minimum, one source for each paragraph must be given. You can learn how to add references here. Add a section called References at the end of the article. Rule 5. Write in your own words Plagiarism is unethical and could be illegal if you use copyrighted material without properly attributing your source. In general, you should rewrite everything you find in your own words. If you include quotes, you should identify them clearly, citing the author and the source and formatting them as quotes. Rule 6. Linking to other articles An article should contain many links to other articles so that it is easy for people to learn more about the subject. Rule 7. Layout Ideally, articles should run to several hundred words although informative stubs articles are also welcome. The article should start with a short introduction followed by a biographical section headed "Biography" or "Life" which can be broken down into sections such as "Early life", "Career" and "Awards". Make sure to include a "References" section at the end of the article, you can also add an External links section to provide URLs to the person's website or to primary sources. Rule 8. Images Articles can be enhanced with images. But you should not add images you find on the web unless they comply with ???copyright rules??. On the other hand, you are free to use photographs you have taken yourself. (It's not too difficult to upload them on Wikimedia Commons.) To be absolutely safe, you should not add photographs or paintings of people unless the author has been dead for over 70 years. If you are in doubt, you should ask for advice. Rule 9. Ask for help and talk to people When in doubt, ask someone for advice and help.

Inspiration on what articles to write

If you don't know what article to write, we have some resources available for you!

• WikiHap has lists of women with missing or existing articles. You find them here!
• On English Language Wikipedia, contributors to Women in Red have compiled lists of redlinked women. You have also find redlinks using this category.