Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/369

In April 2026, Women in Red is running a new type of event: Cascading Women, an event that encourages contributors to follow connections and turn redlinks blue.

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Cascading women edit‑a‑thon
Online event April 2026
Meetup	369
Type	Edit-a-thon
Articles	Meetup 369 articles (0)
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The inspiration for this event comes from an experience many of us have had, when one new article leads naturally to another: a red-linked colleague, a collaborator, a family member, a fellow award‑winner, or someone connected through a shared institution, movement or work. It's sometimes called "going down a Wiki rabbit hole". The serendipitous nature of this way of editing can be very satisfying, and a lot of fun, too!

You can start anywhere you like: a biography with lots of red links, a club or organisation with many notable women members, a list of prize winners, or a single overlooked mention in an existing article. We also have some suggested starting points for you below. The aim is simply to follow redlinks that emerge and create a chain of new articles within the scope of Women in Red. Long cascades, short cascades, and unexpected branches are all welcome.

This event is also an opportunity to practise thoughtful redlinking. Notable women mentioned in your articles (whether or not you intend to write about them yourself) provide the starting points for other editors' cascades. Together, we can highlight the networks, circles, relationships and communities that connect notable women.

The main goals of the event are:

• to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of prominent women
• to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
• to promote the new and improved articles and images through social media