Template:Did you know nominations/Louise McKinney

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:45, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Louise McKinney

Louise McKinney in 1917
Louise McKinney in 1917
  • ... that Louise McKinney (pictured) was the first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire? Source: Forster, Merna (2004), 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces, pp 166-167.
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Improved to Good Article status by Ingenuity (talk). Self-nominated at 12:33, 22 August 2022 (UTC).

  • Recently promoted to GA, neutral, and well referenced. Earwig flags some phrases as similar to the Canadian Encyclopedia source but none of these are concerning. The hook is certainly interesting and is cited to an offline source, though other sources confirm the fact. The image is appropriately licensed, and a QPQ is not required as the nominator has <5 DYK credits. 97198 (talk) 21:40, 22 August 2022 (UTC)