The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 19:54, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
ALT1:... that 1959 was the first year a woman in the US was awarded a PhD? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
ALT2:... that no woman in the US was awarded a PhD in mechanical engineering before 1959? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
ALT3:... that in 1959, Lois Graham became the first woman in the US to be awarded a PhD? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
ALT4:... that no woman in the US was awarded a PhD in mechanical engineering before 1959, when
Lois Graham became the first? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
Created by
Levivich (
talk). Self-nominated at 21:27, 27 November 2018 (UTC).
Neutral: - Not quite neutral to repeat over and over that the subject was the first woman to do something. Would be a better reflection on her to concentrate on her achievements. Article is a good candidate for
Timeline of women's education. Maybe these bios from that list would be good templates to follow:
Margaret Floy Washburn,
Ida Gray,
Winifred Edgerton Merrill
Overall: Excellent subject and great start on this biography. Well done.
SusanLesch (
talk) 19:22, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for taking the time to review! I've revised the article, and also added a new suggested ALT4 which combines Hook 1 and ALT2.
Levivich (
talk) 04:53, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for this article. It looks beautiful. First hook is best. Ready to go! -
SusanLesch (
talk) 15:09, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 19:54, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
ALT1:... that 1959 was the first year a woman in the US was awarded a PhD? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
ALT2:... that no woman in the US was awarded a PhD in mechanical engineering before 1959? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
ALT3:... that in 1959, Lois Graham became the first woman in the US to be awarded a PhD? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
ALT4:... that no woman in the US was awarded a PhD in mechanical engineering before 1959, when
Lois Graham became the first? Sources same as main hook suggestion.
Created by
Levivich (
talk). Self-nominated at 21:27, 27 November 2018 (UTC).
Neutral: - Not quite neutral to repeat over and over that the subject was the first woman to do something. Would be a better reflection on her to concentrate on her achievements. Article is a good candidate for
Timeline of women's education. Maybe these bios from that list would be good templates to follow:
Margaret Floy Washburn,
Ida Gray,
Winifred Edgerton Merrill
Overall: Excellent subject and great start on this biography. Well done.
SusanLesch (
talk) 19:22, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for taking the time to review! I've revised the article, and also added a new suggested ALT4 which combines Hook 1 and ALT2.
Levivich (
talk) 04:53, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for this article. It looks beautiful. First hook is best. Ready to go! -
SusanLesch (
talk) 15:09, 1 December 2018 (UTC)