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Women of New Mexico in the 1960s and beyond
UNM Zimmerman Library
When and Where
Time1pm to 3pm
AddressZimmerman Library, Room B30
City, StateAlbuquerque, New Mexico
DateOctober 27th, 2016

Women of New Mexico in the 1960s and beyond

Celebrate American Archives Month in the University of New Mexico's Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections. Explore UNM library collections and help share the stories of women in New Mexico from the 1960s and beyond on Wikipedia. Registration is appreciated, but not required: Click here to register.

Event Information

  • Date: October 27th, 2016
  • Time: 1-3 pm
  • Location: University of New Mexico, Zimmerman Library, Room B30

Your Wikipedia Account: If you don't have a Wikipedia user account, please try to create one in advance. Wikipedians will be on hand to assist those who need help setting up an account.

FAQ

What should I have?

* A laptop or other web-capable device if you like, computers will also be available.
* An interest in New Mexico history and/or editing Wikipedia!

I have a question!

Feel free to ask on this project's talk page, and we'll put an answer here.

Participant list

Please add your Wikipedia username below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row. If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day-of. Remote participation is also encouraged. Participate virtually, from anywhere.

Mlt6 (talk) 22:09, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Possible topics for editing / new articles to create

1960s:

Artists:

Writers:

Education:

  • Anita Osuna Carr - first Hispanic woman on the UNM faculty
  • Lena C. Clauve - UNM's first Dean of Women
  • Patsy and Nadine Córdova - high school teachers fired for not following the prescribed curriculum regarding race (RMOA collection inventory)
  • Florence Hawley Ellis - anthropologist (RMOA collection inventory)
  • Lauretta Loftus - first African-American teacher in Albuquerque public schools
  • Elizabeth P. Simpson - chair of UNM Home Economics Department, 1918-1952
  • Marie Pope Wallis - received one of the first two doctoral degrees awarded by UNM (1947) (RMOA collection inventory)
  • Clara Belle Williams - first African-American graduate of New Mexico State University (1937)

Politics:

Miscellaneous:

Organizations, Institutions, etc.:

Training to Edit Wikipedia

Resources we can draw from

  • Bullis, Don. New Mexico Historical Biographies (Los Ranchos, NM: Rio Grande Books, 2011). Call number: F795 .B884 2011 (CSWR and Zimmerman).
  • History of Hope: The African American Experience in New Mexico (Albuquerque: The Albuquerque Museum, 1996). Call number: E185.93 N55 H57 (CSWR).
  • Kalloch, Eunice. The First Ladies of New Mexico (Santa Fe: Lightning Tree, 1982). Call number: F795 K33 (CSWR and Zimmerman).
  • New Mexico Women Legislators since Statehood (Santa Fe: New Mexico Legislative Council Service, 1995). Call number: HQ1236.5 U6 N48 1995 (Zimmerman).
  • Weigle, Marta. Women of New Mexico: Depression Era Images (Santa Fe: Ancient City Press, 1993). Call number: HQ1438 N55 WW66 1993 (CSWR).
  • West, Beverly. More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Mexico Women (Guilford, CT: Twodot, 2001). Call number: CT3260 W47 2001 (CSWR).
  • Woods, Betty. 101 Men and Women of New Mexico (Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 1976). Call number: F795 W66 (CSWR). Very basic info.

Results / Outcomes

New articles

Expanded or improved