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* ... that '''[[Mary Jackson (engineer)|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 [[Racial segregation in the United States|whites-only]] school? <small>Source: [https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-jackson-biography]</small> | * ... that '''[[Mary Jackson (engineer)|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 [[Racial segregation in the United States|whites-only]] school? <small>Source: [https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-jackson-biography]</small> | ||
** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Mary Jackson (engineer)|Mary Jackson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first black female engineer at [[NASA]]? <small>Source: [https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-jackson-biography]</small> | ** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Mary Jackson (engineer)|Mary Jackson]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first black female engineer at [[NASA]]? <small>Source: [https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-jackson-biography]</small> | ||
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:* ''Comment'': I added the alternate in case the first one is too wordy, though I think the longer version adds more interesting context. | :* ''Comment'': I added the alternate in case the first one is too wordy, though I think the longer version adds more interesting context. | ||
<small>Improved to Good Article status by [[User:GorillaWarfare|GorillaWarfare]] ([[User talk:GorillaWarfare|talk]]). Self-nominated at 01:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC).</small> | <small>Improved to Good Article status by [[User:GorillaWarfare|GorillaWarfare]] ([[User talk:GorillaWarfare|talk]]). Self-nominated at 01:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC).</small> | ||
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:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] New enough (promoted to Good Article status on January 17, 2017), long enough (5,206 characters "readable prose size"), fully referenced . Hook fine (198 characters being < 200 characters), supported by online source; ALT1 hook fine, supported by online source, but ''main hook preferred'' per nominator's request. QPQ done. Image has appropriate licence. Good to go. [[User:Hawkeye7|Hawkeye7]] ([[User talk:Hawkeye7|talk]]) 03:47, 18 January 2017 (UTC) | :* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] New enough (promoted to Good Article status on January 17, 2017), long enough (5,206 characters "readable prose size"), fully referenced . Hook fine (198 characters being < 200 characters), supported by online source; ALT1 hook fine, supported by online source, but ''main hook preferred'' per nominator's request. QPQ done. Image has appropriate licence. Good to go. [[User:Hawkeye7|Hawkeye7]] ([[User talk:Hawkeye7|talk]]) 03:47, 18 January 2017 (UTC) | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 1 February 2017
- 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) 07:30, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
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Mary Jackson (engineer)
- ... that 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? Source: [1]
- ALT1:... that Mary Jackson (pictured) was the first black female engineer at NASA? Source: [2]
- Reviewed: James N. Post III
- Comment: I added the alternate in case the first one is too wordy, though I think the longer version adds more interesting context.
Improved to Good Article status by GorillaWarfare (talk). Self-nominated at 01:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC).
New enough (promoted to Good Article status on January 17, 2017), long enough (5,206 characters "readable prose size"), fully referenced . Hook fine (198 characters being < 200 characters), supported by online source; ALT1 hook fine, supported by online source, but main hook preferred per nominator's request. QPQ done. Image has appropriate licence. Good to go. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:47, 18 January 2017 (UTC)