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Course name
Introduction to Black Women's History
Institution
Washington and Lee University
Instructor
Nneka Dennie
Wikipedia Expert
LiAnna (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-09-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


What happens when American history is narrated by Black women and through Black women's experiences? How might we understand US history if we locate Black women at the center rather than the peripheries? These questions provide the guiding framework for this course. This course will trace African American women's history from slavery to the present. Particular attention will be devoted to Black women's labor, activism, intellectual thought, and cultural productions. We will also consider how race, gender, class, and sexuality have functioned in Black women's lives.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jordynnpalethorpe Susie King Taylor, Woman's Relief Corps Black Educators in the 19th Century
Sjovoldeg Black Women's History in Ballet Opal Tometi
C.foster18 Reproductive Justice for Black Women
Fosterv24 Slavery in the British and French Caribbean
Davinp23 Disability in American Slavery Louisa Picquet
Rubioregaladoc22 Black Educators in the 19th Century, African-American teachers Susie King Taylor
Quinnrothwell Black women in American politics
Enumaa Opal Tometi Black Women's History in Ballet
M.davis26 Louisa Picquet Disability in American Slavery

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 7 October 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021   |   Thursday, 2 December 2021
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
In class - In-class presentation

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 December 2021   |   Thursday, 9 December 2021
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.