Template:Did you know nominations/Lois Graham

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:54, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Lois Graham

Lois Graham

• ... that the first woman in the US to earn a PhD in mechanical engineering was Lois Graham in 1959? Sources: "...the first woman in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering..." - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1) (2); "...the first woman in the United States to earn a doctorate in mechanical engineering..." - Illinois Institute of Technology (1) (2); "First woman in the US to receive a PhD in mechanical engineering." - International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education; "Dr. Graham was the first woman in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D in mechanical engineering which she earned from IIT in 1959." - a conference report published by Purdue University, in this book; "In 1959, Graham became the first woman in the United States to earn a doctorate in this field." - North Country Now; "...the first woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering..." - Watertown Daily Times (possibly a family death notice obituary)
  • 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).

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• 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
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - Use either Hook 1 or ALT2.

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)