[Gendergap] Ada Lovelace from her namesake non-profit

2011-10-10 Thread Sarah Stierch
Hi everyone, The Ada Initiative has donated an awesome illustration of Ada Lovelacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelaceto Wikimedia Commons under Universal Public Domain. It's really wonderful! (Another possible award image I'm thinking..)

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-10 Thread Tiffany Smith
Hi all, I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to discuss this. To Joanna's and others' questions (particularly in the DC area, but anyone's welcome!): one of the best ways to help out would be to join the Chapter, participate in events, and help us find ways

Re: [Gendergap] Ada Lovelace from her namesake non-profit

2011-10-10 Thread Béria Lima
BTW, The article Ada Iniciative does not exist in english Wikipedia. No one want to create it? ;) _ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal http://wikimedia.pt (351) 963 953 042 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento

Re: [Gendergap] washington dc

2011-10-10 Thread Ryan Kaldari
As a member of the DC Chapter who does not live in DC, I would suggest allowing proxy voting to encourage broader participation. Ryan Kaldari On 10/10/11 6:39 AM, Tiffany Smith wrote: Hi all, I'm on the DC Chapter Board with Katie. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to discuss this. To

[Gendergap] Chapters - get involved - Re: washington dc

2011-10-10 Thread Sarah Stierch
+1 to that. I've voiced my opinion previously about that on the WM DC mailing list. Folks, if you wish to get involved with one of the two chapters in the United States, you can learn more here if you're interested in Washington, DC: http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home And you can join the mailing

[Gendergap] Louise Nevelson = Good Article FTW

2011-10-10 Thread Sarah Stierch
Just wanted to share that [[Louise Nevelson]] was promoted to Good Article status today! Thanks to everyone who helped contribute to the article about one of the grandmothers of feminist art. (She has her own plate at the *Dinner Party...*) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Nevelson She was a