Hello! I wanted to let you know about a brilliant campaign created by MumphingSquirrel <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvVXNlcjpNdW1waGluZ1NxdWlycmVs&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=OE44cUxtcGFoSkVreFFXbVB2ZEE5QmZhMnVNK1pQT0dIWXMwL3pwcFdRND0=&h=a337cdb800d749f9b259ae7a7051f3f2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVa-wjzB7fRNoOhu5Qd0EzUVHNZKnzPzVZUwidaN_jIozA> (talk <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvVXNlcl90YWxrOk11bXBoaW5nU3F1aXJyZWw=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=aEI5VWxxdlR2T2MrV3E1VkZVZDBXT0ZIcmx5TVpGSHJyMlBvUTQ4ZWtXaz0=&h=a337cdb800d749f9b259ae7a7051f3f2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVa-wjzB7fRNoOhu5Qd0EzUVHNZKnzPzVZUwidaN_jIozA>) and EriedgenArc <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvVXNlcjpFcmllZGdlbkFyYw==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=aTNNY3J0OWZjeGZ1ZkVPOGhFMW5PSW1zNnFKVlNHcmVHTUVhWVFIWE1Sbz0=&h=a337cdb800d749f9b259ae7a7051f3f2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVa-wjzB7fRNoOhu5Qd0EzUVHNZKnzPzVZUwidaN_jIozA>, Topics for Impact Coordinator at Wikimedia UK <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvV2lraW1lZGlhX1VL&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=ekNHczRQSFEzREd4R09yREJlR2tMbmV6Si9xK0pXNDVHMXpYTlN4bDBMYz0=&h=a337cdb800d749f9b259ae7a7051f3f2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVa-wjzB7fRNoOhu5Qd0EzUVHNZKnzPzVZUwidaN_jIozA>. Further details and how to participate are below.
*Celebrating the Eiffel Women of Wikipedia* They are looking for editors to help improve the pages of the 72 women of science proposed to be added to the Eiffel Tower, and then linking them to all the other pages they should be connected to. You can find out more and register here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:EiffelWomen <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRXZlbnQ6RWlmZmVsV29tZW4=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=YlFPb1NHZjBlQTk0MWhheEJ2SXFmeEFYSVJRc0JSQzAyWTBPK1pqVzBrST0=&h=a337cdb800d749f9b259ae7a7051f3f2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVa-wjzB7fRNoOhu5Qd0EzUVHNZKnzPzVZUwidaN_jIozA> or join the Dashboard <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXRyZWFjaGRhc2hib2FyZC53bWZsYWJzLm9yZy9jb3Vyc2VzL1dpa2ltZWRpYV9VSy9FaWZmZWxfV29tZW5fQ2FtcGFpZ25fMjAyNl8oTWF5X3RvX0p1bHlfMjAyNikvaG9tZQ==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=dkZWWnR6SytuNFczUEU0WTBPM1QzUDdyL09VUWJNclgxQWh3UTFaQnJ6UT0=&h=a337cdb800d749f9b259ae7a7051f3f2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVa-wjzB7fRNoOhu5Qd0EzUVHNZKnzPzVZUwidaN_jIozA> . The campaign started on 16 May and runs until the end of July - timed to conclude with Wikimania <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvV2lraW1hbmlh&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=dWgxYitRakFYbHRrcFloNVhHVTN2UlFNa0pESEs1MEQvKzJYdDZ1MndkYz0=&h=a337cdb800d749f9b259ae7a7051f3f2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVa-wjzB7fRNoOhu5Qd0EzUVHNZKnzPzVZUwidaN_jIozA> which is in Paris this year. It would be great if you can help them hit their target of 500 edits to help get these Women in STEM better represented and better connected across the wiki world. Hope you can join them! *Further information about the campaign* Did you know that the names of 72 men of science <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvTGlzdF9vZl90aGVfNzJfbmFtZXNfb25fdGhlX0VpZmZlbF9Ub3dlcg==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=V3o2c09iN2FsYVpueWpJcXRHNlJUWHEwa3ZrMURpS3RUZ05EYWxkQ3hWST0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w> were inscribed onto the Eiffel Tower <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRWlmZmVsX1Rvd2Vy&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=UjMzYitMSHRiT0ptL1I2SWcxWExiamhrTnBLaVdqSGFPbXRDS3hDRUJFTT0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w> when it was built? But despite the structure acquiring the nickname *la Dame de Fer* (The Iron Lady), not a single woman of science was included on the list...not even Sophie Germain <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvU29waGllX0dlcm1haW4=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=WEFZdDZ6MDducGlHUzhZSHlreXpQSWkxaG5QRHdJcHlNUUttVFR4MTNOTT0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w>, whose earlier mathematical research into the elasticity of metals played a key role in the engineering calculations needed for the metal structure. In 2025, the then mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvQW5uZV9IaWRhbGdv&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=ZklrLzZrQjI1V2dMamI3RjBNaU4rTitzMG5sL0U4eTNhOGZTWkpTem9vdz0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w>, named a commission of experts to look at a project to add the names of women in STEM onto the Eiffel Tower. The response was positive and l'Association Femmes & Sciences was tasked with preparing a list of 72 women scientists to be commemorated. The proposed names were revealed in January 2026 and are awaiting approval by the mayor, the Académie des Sciences <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRnJlbmNoX0FjYWRlbXlfb2ZfU2NpZW5jZXM=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=ZHVZTktqL1BTNXdrUHQ2bkRFR1p3cCtTTXZrQ3hoOWFWNml4S2RiZjYyND0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w>, the Académie des Technologies <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRnJlbmNoX0FjYWRlbXlfb2ZfVGVjaG5vbG9naWVz&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=UGE4RFM4djNFM1RRNmhrcmJQLys1RWptL2UwRmh1VFVFMmN2ZW5LRkhZRT0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w> and the Académie nationale de médecine <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvQWNhZCVDMyVBOW1pZV9uYXRpb25hbGVfZGVfbSVDMyVBOWRlY2luZQ==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=aWhpVERPdlJuREFEbTVzMm1CaG85NnA3clZiQUVvMVQydlJXU1dsZm5jRT0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w> .[1] <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRXZlbnQ6RWlmZmVsV29tZW4jY2l0ZV9ub3RlLTE=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=dTNzOVlQKzNpeGxFME1wcDlVOGJKTkdIaUxpMmg1V093eFBiSmUxODBCQT0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w> [2] <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikipedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRXZlbnQ6RWlmZmVsV29tZW4jY2l0ZV9ub3RlLTI=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=QW5XbXhTa0NYVHJ1OGFWZXRmUUQ5N1RncHpuQ2JpNUYwdFVaYlFaNzFsND0=&h=3bb92a6e650e4d409f0ee4eb335c4d6e&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaOupkdhcP5lZTUNHVzvlz2YigALBd6GnWH-QNevAvg1w> *At the time of the announcement, 23 of the named women didn't have an English language Wikipedia page, and some of the existing pages left something to be desired...* There is now a page for each woman in both French and English but there are *still improvements needed, images to source and translations to be made into other languages*. A number of English language pages are needed for some of their places of education and employment, as well as for other notable female colleagues. Not to mention linking the women to their male colleagues, their name pages, professional pages etc and getting them into the correct categories. -- Rupal Karia (she/her) Outreach and Community Coordinator *My pronouns are she/her and my name is pronounced like this <https://namedrop.io/rupalkaria>* Working hours - Mondays 9am-3pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9-6pm [image: https://wikimedia.org.uk/donate/] <https://wikimedia.org.uk/donate/> Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. 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