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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:42, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
... that before becoming an electrical engineer and factory inspectorMarjorie Bell shovelled coal at a gas works? "She then went to Bungay and learned, amongst other things, to shovel coal at a gas works" from "President 1956-57". The Woman Engineer. 8 (5): 1. Summer 1957. (Its on page 115 of the digital version)
ALT1:... that Marjorie Bell was the first woman to study electronic engineering at the Northampton Institute? "During the 1920s she attended Northampton Engineering College of the City university, thought to have been theirfirst female electrical engineering student and graduated with a BSc." from Baker PhD, Nina. "125: Marjorie Bell". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
ALT2:... that Marjorie Bell was the first woman to chair a British Standards Institution technical standards committee?"and was the first woman to chair a BSI technical standards committee" from Baker PhD, Nina. "125: Marjorie Bell". Magnificent Women. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
Overall: This is a well written article that captures the maximum information from its sources without plagiarism. It is new enough and long enough. GTG with either the main hook or ALT2; personally I prefer the main hook. I've struck ALT1 as the main source says "thought to have been..." so there is some slight uncertainty about whether Bell was the first woman or not. Bermicourt (talk) 09:25, 29 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
A fact from Marjorie Bell appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 January 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that before becoming an electrical engineer and factory inspector, Marjorie Bell shovelled coal at a gas works?
This is a well written article that captures the maximum information from its sources without plagiarism. It is new enough and long enough. GTG with either the main hook or ALT2; personally I prefer the main hook. I've struck ALT1 as the main source says "thought to have been..." so there is some slight uncertainty about whether Bell was the first woman or not. Bermicourt (talk) 09:25, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
