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A fact from Betty Lou Raskin appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that chemist Betty Lou Raskin said in 1958 that society was wasting the "brainpower" of women, and blamed the media for making the mink coat the "symbol of female success" and not the lab coat?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Betty Lou Raskin.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:15, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that chemist Betty Lou Raskin obtained a Ph.D. in psychology after grant funding for plastics chemistry stopped and instead began researching the new field of consumer behavior? Source: "When government research grants ended in her field in 1967, she changed careers and began teaching psychology at Towson University, where colleagues said she applied her skills as a research scientist. While there, she began study in a new field, consumer behavior, which she treated as an interdisciplinary subject." - Betty Lou Raskin, Hopkins researcher, dies, The Baltimore Sun
- ALT1: ... that in 1958, chemist Betty Lou Raskin said that society was wasting the "brainpower" of women and blamed the media for making the mink coat the "symbol of female success" and not the lab coat? Source: Woman Scientist Says U.S. Wastes Female Brainpower - The Baltimore Sun
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Concha Liaño
- Comment: Article was moved to mainspace with this edit

Created by Silver seren (talk). Self-nominated at 05:16, 21 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Betty Lou Raskin; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

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Overall: The article is new enough, long enough, it's cited and no copyvio. Both hooks also look good, this one's ready! BuySomeApples (talk) 06:21, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review! I've prefer ALT1, personally, I think it's more interesting and more relevant for Raskin's life. Silver seren^C 06:24, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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