Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret W. Burcham

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:38, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Margaret W. Burcham

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Margaret W. Burcham

... that Margaret W. Burcham (pictured) was the first female brigadier-general in the United States Army Corps of Engineers? Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham became the first woman to be promoted to general officer

Reviewed: To follow

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:09, 25 November 2017 (UTC).

Review New enough, long enough, timely nominated. Earwig is clear. No apparent close paraphrasing or copy violation. Hook features another significant break in the glass ceiling, and in that way it is an important first. Rising to the top on this macho environment is a big deal!

OTOH, we have a lot of DYKs pending that look more or less alike. I don't want anyone to think I am being dismissive of the personal/professional accomplishment or the institutional sea change. The hook is a bare statement of fact. Maybe we should embellish? But the hook is supported by in line/on line WP:RSs, including at least one I personally added that is more than an army press release. Picture is in the public domain, taken by a U.S. Army photographer. Is clear at 100 px. The other picture in the article is less formal and in some ways more interesting and is also public domain. All paragraphs are cited. QPQ is owing. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:12, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

I will also mention that a lot of the WIR articles, like this one, are WP:Orphans. That is not really a DYK problem, but it is a systemic wikipedia and societal problem. Maybe we should open up a woman's only orphanage. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:16, 25 November 2017 (UTC)#

Hi 7&6=thirteen, thanks for the review and comments. I added in some links so the article is no longer an orphan. A couple of suggestions for ALT hooks if the original is too "firsty", but my preference is for the original - Dumelow (talk) 00:07, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Margaret W. Burcham commanded 4,800 US Army Corps of Engineers personnel working across 17 states?
ALT2 ... that Margaret W. Burcham had an annual budget of $2 billion as commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division?

QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Naval Aircraft Modification Unit KDN Gorgon

Review All hooks are supported by in line/on line references. QPQ confirmed (not yet promoted; not a requirement). GTG. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:38, 10 December 2017 (UTC)