Wikipedia Workshop Women in the Collections of the History Museum of Nantes
The workshop takes place upon registration for the day.
Participants must bring their computer. A computer may be made available to those who do not have one.
The aim is to enrich the Wikipedia encyclopedia by creating articles or by supplementing existing pages, such as with laundries boats or tobacco factories.
Files on artists or women’s themes related to the collections of the Nantes history museum will be made available to contributors to guide the writing of articles.
Some examples of women present in the museum’s collections but without a Wikipedia file: Léonie Valmon/ Marguerite Deurbroucq/ Marguerite Cresty.
Some examples of women’s themes related to the museum’s collections: the Quai de la Fosse prostitution/ the women’s fish market/ the «Dames Banches» women’s reformatory.
Opening hours: from 10am to 5.30pm, with a lunch break from 12.30pm to 2pm.
Possibility of lunch between participants in the room where the workshop will take place, in order to have a friendly moment.
A surprise will close the day.