Adeline Koh was one of the big influencers who got me interested in Wikipedia a few years ago, especially as the gender gap relates to the digital humanities. It looks like she's at Stockton University in NJ near Atlantic City. Not sure if she's an active Wiki person anymore, but she would be great.
I also recommend Heather Hart from Black Lunch Table, though I'm not sure of her availability. Heather has been doing a great unheralded job with her initiative, which is focused on Visual artists of the African Diaspora and the gender gap. She has been actively conducting editathons across North America, with plans to do outreach internationally in the next year. She has presented at Wikipedia Day 2017 and at the recent unconference for Women Journalists that was at ThoughtWorks NYC shortly after the Inauguration.
Best,
- Erika
Black Lunch Table - event archive
About:
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine (Fishantena (talk)) and Heather Hart (Heathart (talk)) which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 10 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed.