Join the Georgetown community to help close the gender gap on Wikipedia by increasing the representation of underrepresented groups — in both Wikipedia content and contributors — on topics such as women in politics, women in STEM, and women in the arts.
As part of a collaboration across the university, Georgetown University is also partnering with Wikimedia District of Columbia and the Wikimedia Foundation to host the second annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women’s History Month. This year’s program occurs during Georgetown University’s Tech & Society Week 2025.
Georgetown University 2nd Annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women’s History Month
Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
Time: 2:00-4:00pm
Location: Office of Student Equity and Inclusion, Garden Level of Healey Family Student Center (Please note this location is wheelchair accessible) at Georgetown University’s Hilltop Campus
Directions to the OSEI: Video on Women’s Center IG Page // Directions to OSEI step-by-step
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/guwikiedit2025
No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. There will be hands-on training provided by representatives from Wikimedia District of Columbia.
Bring your own laptop and chargers.
Snacks will be provided.
Raffle prizes throughout the event (must be present to win)!
This year’s theme for Women’s History Month at Georgetown University, selected by the Georgetown University Women’s Center, is “Rest as Resistance.”
Partnering Organizations
We are thrilled to be partnering with organizations across campus to make this event possible! In addition, we are grateful to partner with Wikimedia District of Columbia and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Georgetown University-affiliated Organizations (alphabetical order)
(updated as of March 20, 2025)
- Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
- Gender+ Justice Initiative
- Georgetown University Art Galleries
- Georgetown Initiative on Tech & Society
- Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
- Georgetown Institute of Politics & Public Service (GU Politics)
- Georgetown Medical Humanities Initiative
- Georgetown University Library
- Georgetown University Women’s Center
- Georgetown University Writing Program
- Georgetown Women’s Alliance (GWA)
- GU Votes
- GU Women Coders (GUWeCode)
- Institute for Technology Policy & Policy, Georgetown Law
- Intellectual Property and Information Policy Clinic, Georgetown Law
- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Massive Data Institute, McCourt School of Public Policy
- McCourt Student Association (MSA)
- McCourt Policy-Writing Center (MPWC)
- Mortara Center, School of Foreign Service
- Office of Scholarly Publications in the Office of the Provost
- The MA in Engaged and Public Humanities Program, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Women’s and Gender Studies Program
If your organization, program, institute, or school would like to join as a Georgetown Partner for 2025, please find more information here: https://bit.ly/guwikipartner2025
Agenda for the Edit-a-thon
Friday, March 21, 2025, 2:00-4:00 pm — detailed agenda:
- 2:00-2:15pm Welcome Remarks and Opening Keynote Address
- Soyica Diggs Colbert, Ph.D., Interim Provost at Georgetown University
- Rebecca MacKinnon, Vice President of Global Advocacy at Wikimedia Foundation
- 2:15-2:40pm Training Session* — Ariel Cetrone, Institutional Partnerships Manager at Wikimedia DC
- 2:40-3:50pm Editing
- 3:50-4:00pm Closing Remarks and Closing Keynote Address — Roopika Risam, Ph.D., Chair, Film and Media Studies, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies and of Comparative Literature, and Digital Humanities and Social Engagement Cluster at Dartmouth College
*New editors are strongly encouraged to attend the training session. There will be a dedicated space for experienced editors to start right away. In addition, please review the training below as a refresher training.
Raffle drawings throughout the event (must be present to win).
Resources for the Edit-a-thon
- Event Page: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Event page hosted on WikiDC Meetup page
- WMDC Meetup page
- Training Video: Editing Wikipedia by WMDC (available on YouTube)
If you have not edited before, please take a moment to create a Wikipedia username in advance. Usernames are public. You do not have to use your real name.