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Reviewer: Kees08 ( talk · contribs) 03:49, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
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1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. |
I think the intro can be expanded a tad to include her later career. | |
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2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. |
All copy-vios are stolen from here, not vice versa.
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Noting that I've addressed the issues in part 1 and 2. I believe Legacy.com is acceptable, as it is simply rehosting content from the Daily Press I have not been able to find the original content (archived or otherwise), but based on my searches of this domain on Wikipedia and elsewhere I have no reason to believe they're not rehosting the original content. As for introductionsnecessary, I've removed the references to that site and replaced them. I'll address parts 3–6 tomorrow. GorillaWarfare (talk) 07:45, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
@ Kees08: Okay, I've gone through the rest! Regarding whether she earned an additional degree from her night courses, I haven't seen any sources indicating that she did. GorillaWarfare (talk) 21:26, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
Can't find correct section in this talk space to request addition of this new information. http://fox13now.com/2018/04/26/utah-elementary-school-celebrates-name-change-honoring-first-black-female-nasa-engineer/ Samuelsenwd ( talk) 16:44, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
Why is the displayed subtitle "The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race" when the actual subtitle of the book is "The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race"? -- Jasondbecker ( talk) 19:45, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
So while I happen to have a trial subscription to a geneology site, I happened to notice Mary Jackson's wedding date is missing from the Article. A search via Google had no results, so I thought to plug in her maiden/birth name "Mary Jackson", with her father's name "Frank Winston", and her mother's first name "Ella", limit the search to just Virginia, and to just marriage records and I found this. I think it's accurate and authentic, but what I don't know is how to get it into the Article. I don't know if it fails RS, or OR, or what. I believe the information is accurate, since all the data lines up. Plus there's some really good extra information included, such as the fact that her middle name is "Eliza" (not mentioned in the Article), she was married on, or the "Date of proposed marriage" was Nov. 18th, 1944. Her father's middle name was given "Frank C. Winston" (Article misses the "C" part), etc... There's other good information. The source for the record is "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014", so it's a government document from a government source, so I assume that's both RS and not OR, but do not know how these policies actually get implemented at the Article level. Can Wikipedia quote a government document? If not, can this information be kept in the Talk page in case it's useful in the future? Tym Whittier ( talk) 21:57, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
@ Coffeeandcrumbs, GorillaWarfare, and Adam Cuerden: I uploaded a few images to Commons from NASA. There are a couple of nice ones, including a good 1979 portrait and some color photos. For some reason I cannot decide what images should be in the article and where. Pinging Gorillawarfare as GA nominator, Adam as picture restorer (for the lead image at least), and Coffeeandcrumbs in case any of you have opinions. Kees08 (Talk) 16:46, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
This lady was a great asset to NASA and was very smart; however, she WAS NOT an engineer. She majored in Math and Physical Science, NOT ENGINEERING. Someone should correct this article, because it is WRONG. You don't become a doctor by visiting a hospital, you become a doctor by graduating from medical school. I graduated from college with an aerospace engineering degree 35 yr ago. Be accurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:e000:1f00:4b55:7d08:9acc:8f64:84e1 ( talk) 23:07, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
In hidden figers in class every whit student was looking at her but she did not care and continued to work. 2601:410:81:B990:4F7F:4F17:67AF:6F9 ( talk) 21:29, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2023 and 7 April 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jadapatterson2021 ( article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Jadapatterson2021 ( talk) 02:26, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
How long has merry worked at nasa
71.84.107.255 ( talk) 23:33, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
:this is a very great article. I loved to learn about a woman who was very invested in her community and encouraged women to work for NASA and focus on STEM. Jackson had so many contributions. What was it exactly that she did for the Washington Headquarters to name their headquarters after her? Injim101 ( talk) 17:19, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
I assessed the article about Mary Jackson, the first black female aerospace engineer, and American mathematician. The text article was organized, and the timeline of Ms. Jackson’s life was easy to follow and understand. However, there is a discrepancy in the article. The article stated that Ms. Jackson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2019 and died in 2005. My question is, did her children accept the award on her behalf? The article should have stated if a relative received the award for her or the Congress just awarded the Congressional Gold Medal due to her expertise provided at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Overall, the citations and references of the article biography were provided. The references, in-text citations, and the highlighted links within the article were cited correctly. The researchers made researching more information about Mary Jackson’s life less frustrating. In addition, incorporate pictures with the date or year. ~~~~.
QueensLink ( talk) 03:47, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
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Mary Jackson (pictured) became the first black female engineer at
NASA after successfully petitioning the City of
Hampton, Virginia, to allow her to attend required graduate courses at a
whites-only school? | ||||||||||
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Reviewer: Kees08 ( talk · contribs) 03:49, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
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1. Well-written: | ||
1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct. |
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1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. |
I think the intro can be expanded a tad to include her later career. | |
2. Verifiable with no original research: | ||
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline. |
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2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose). |
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2c. it contains no original research. | ||
2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. |
All copy-vios are stolen from here, not vice versa.
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3. Broad in its coverage: | ||
3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic. |
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3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). |
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4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. | ||
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. | ||
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: | ||
6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content. |
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6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. |
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7. Overall assessment. |
Noting that I've addressed the issues in part 1 and 2. I believe Legacy.com is acceptable, as it is simply rehosting content from the Daily Press I have not been able to find the original content (archived or otherwise), but based on my searches of this domain on Wikipedia and elsewhere I have no reason to believe they're not rehosting the original content. As for introductionsnecessary, I've removed the references to that site and replaced them. I'll address parts 3–6 tomorrow. GorillaWarfare (talk) 07:45, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
@ Kees08: Okay, I've gone through the rest! Regarding whether she earned an additional degree from her night courses, I haven't seen any sources indicating that she did. GorillaWarfare (talk) 21:26, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
Can't find correct section in this talk space to request addition of this new information. http://fox13now.com/2018/04/26/utah-elementary-school-celebrates-name-change-honoring-first-black-female-nasa-engineer/ Samuelsenwd ( talk) 16:44, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
Why is the displayed subtitle "The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race" when the actual subtitle of the book is "The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race"? -- Jasondbecker ( talk) 19:45, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
So while I happen to have a trial subscription to a geneology site, I happened to notice Mary Jackson's wedding date is missing from the Article. A search via Google had no results, so I thought to plug in her maiden/birth name "Mary Jackson", with her father's name "Frank Winston", and her mother's first name "Ella", limit the search to just Virginia, and to just marriage records and I found this. I think it's accurate and authentic, but what I don't know is how to get it into the Article. I don't know if it fails RS, or OR, or what. I believe the information is accurate, since all the data lines up. Plus there's some really good extra information included, such as the fact that her middle name is "Eliza" (not mentioned in the Article), she was married on, or the "Date of proposed marriage" was Nov. 18th, 1944. Her father's middle name was given "Frank C. Winston" (Article misses the "C" part), etc... There's other good information. The source for the record is "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014", so it's a government document from a government source, so I assume that's both RS and not OR, but do not know how these policies actually get implemented at the Article level. Can Wikipedia quote a government document? If not, can this information be kept in the Talk page in case it's useful in the future? Tym Whittier ( talk) 21:57, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
@ Coffeeandcrumbs, GorillaWarfare, and Adam Cuerden: I uploaded a few images to Commons from NASA. There are a couple of nice ones, including a good 1979 portrait and some color photos. For some reason I cannot decide what images should be in the article and where. Pinging Gorillawarfare as GA nominator, Adam as picture restorer (for the lead image at least), and Coffeeandcrumbs in case any of you have opinions. Kees08 (Talk) 16:46, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
This lady was a great asset to NASA and was very smart; however, she WAS NOT an engineer. She majored in Math and Physical Science, NOT ENGINEERING. Someone should correct this article, because it is WRONG. You don't become a doctor by visiting a hospital, you become a doctor by graduating from medical school. I graduated from college with an aerospace engineering degree 35 yr ago. Be accurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:e000:1f00:4b55:7d08:9acc:8f64:84e1 ( talk) 23:07, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
In hidden figers in class every whit student was looking at her but she did not care and continued to work. 2601:410:81:B990:4F7F:4F17:67AF:6F9 ( talk) 21:29, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2023 and 7 April 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jadapatterson2021 ( article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Jadapatterson2021 ( talk) 02:26, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
How long has merry worked at nasa
71.84.107.255 ( talk) 23:33, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
:this is a very great article. I loved to learn about a woman who was very invested in her community and encouraged women to work for NASA and focus on STEM. Jackson had so many contributions. What was it exactly that she did for the Washington Headquarters to name their headquarters after her? Injim101 ( talk) 17:19, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
I assessed the article about Mary Jackson, the first black female aerospace engineer, and American mathematician. The text article was organized, and the timeline of Ms. Jackson’s life was easy to follow and understand. However, there is a discrepancy in the article. The article stated that Ms. Jackson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2019 and died in 2005. My question is, did her children accept the award on her behalf? The article should have stated if a relative received the award for her or the Congress just awarded the Congressional Gold Medal due to her expertise provided at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Overall, the citations and references of the article biography were provided. The references, in-text citations, and the highlighted links within the article were cited correctly. The researchers made researching more information about Mary Jackson’s life less frustrating. In addition, incorporate pictures with the date or year. ~~~~.
QueensLink ( talk) 03:47, 4 February 2024 (UTC)