On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, another Women in Science edit-a-thon took place in the building of the Czech Academy of Sciences and online. The event, which aimed to make the work and achievements of female scientists visible on Wikipedia, attracted academics and the public alike.
The edit-a-thon was held in cooperation with the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. A practical hybrid format was prepared for participants – creating, translating, and editing articles about significant women was possible both in person directly in the historical building of the Academy of Sciences on Národní třída in Prague, and from the comfort of home via the ZOOM platform. The working afternoon took place from 15:00 to 19:00 and offered a quiet space for focused work and sharing experiences with editing Wikipedia.
In addition to editing, a bit of history and culture
An interesting accompanying program was also prepared for in-person participants, which enriched the whole event:
- Guided tour: Right at the beginning of the event, an exclusive tour of the CAS building took place, which included a visit to the beautiful local library.
- Critically endangered phenomena of our dialects: During the afternoon, visitors had the opportunity to view the current exhibition in the Science and Art Gallery, which was dedicated to saving and mapping Czech dialects.
Thanks to the edit-a-thon, articles were created about computer scientist Jana Tučková, footballer Leah Williamson, and educator and librarian Pavlína Kolínová, among others.
All photos from the event can be viewed in the category on Wikimedia Commons.
Foto: Richard Sekerák, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
