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The University of Colorado, Boulder is hosting a feminist Wikipedia edit-a-thon to fix what it sees as a gender gap in Wikipedias articles and to resist the Trump administration.

The five-hour event at UC Boulder is part of an international effort called Art+Feminism by New Yorks Museum of Modern Art to improve the representation of women on Wikipedia, as reported byArtNews. As of 2011, women comprised less than 15 percent, approximately, of the sites editors, according toThe New York Times.

Its a mix of people, but they usually come with the goal of righting a wrong, said Stacey Allan, who hosted an edit-a-thon last year, according to The Frame. They will come with someone in mind that they were shocked to find didnt already exist on Wikipedia, and they want to make sure they correct that today.

Wikipedia is something that belongs to all of us. Its not a privately held resource, its content isnt motivated by the whims of any owners, said Art+Feminisms organizers. When you have a government actively pushing alternative facts, improving the reliability and completeness of Wikipedia is an important act of everyday resistance.

The Museum of Modern Arts edit-a-thon will also host Kimberly Drew, its social media manager, to talk about fake news and the process of finding reliable sources.

Despite its wide reach, Wikipedia suffers from a gender gap, says the UC Boulder page. And its content is skewed by the lack of womens voices.

Were gathering women and allies together to celebrate womens cultural achievements and edit Wikipedia articles about women in the arts.

The event welcomes Wikipedia editors of any skill level and especially encourages black women and women with varying gender identities to participate. While New Yorks Museum of Modern Art will be hosting a central edit-a-thon, others will be hosted at locations worldwide, such as Ontario and Washington, D.C.

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