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Quick, name a famous female scientist. If you said Marie Curie, you're not alone. In fact, a lot of people can't think of a single example. Well, England's Royal Society is fixing to rectify¹ that. On Friday, October 19th, it's sponsoring a Wiki-editing marathon for articles about Women Science.

Wikipedia is the go-to source for information on pretty much everything. But its coverage² is a little light when it comes to the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and math. So the Royal Society is looking for volunteers with Wifi and a bit of Wiki knowhow to create or enhance entries on female scientists.

Suggestions include Lilian Bland³, the first woman to build and fly her own aircraft; Martha Ludwig, who helped solve the first protein crystal structure done in the US; and Barbara Crawford Johnson, the only woman to serve on the NASA team that engineered the moon landing.

You can take part in the effort using Twitter. The hashtag is WomenSciwp. That’s women S-C-I-W-P. So give Marie Curie a well-earned rest and help other women in science get the wiki-recognition they deserve.

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1 rectify
v.订正，矫正，改正
参考例句：
The matter will rectify itself in a few days.那件事过几天就会变好。 You can rectify this fault if you insert a slash.插人一条斜线便可以纠正此错误。

2 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 bland
adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的
参考例句：
He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。 This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。