About Carmen Alcázar
Born 1901. Carmen Alcázar was a Mexican wikimedian and political scientist.
Carmen Alcázar Castillo is a Mexican political scientist, feminist, women's rights activist and Wikipedian. In 2021, she received the Wikimedian of the Year honorable mention by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.
Biography
Carmen Alcázar holds a degree in political science and public administration. She has been a Wikipedia editor since 2011.
Wikimedia work
In 2015, Alcazar created the Editatona project to decrease the existing gender gap in the Wikipedia encyclopedia, since then the project has been replicated in 10 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. She served as president of Wikimedia Mexico from 2018 to 2021, when she became its executive director.
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Who was Carmen Alcázar?
Mexican Wikipedian, feminist and activist
When was Carmen Alcázar born?
Carmen Alcázar was born in 1901 in Mexico City.
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Carmen Alcázar was a wikimedian and political scientist.
What nationality was Carmen Alcázar?
Carmen Alcázar was Mexican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Carmen Alcázar. https://biography.guide/carmen-alcazar/
MLA: "Carmen Alcázar." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/carmen-alcazar/.
Chicago: "Carmen Alcázar." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/carmen-alcazar/.
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