A fact from Barbara Yancy appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Barbara Yancy, who succeeded her husband in the Mississippi Senate after his death, later became an advocate for other widowed homemakers?
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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 21:25, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
... that Barbara Yancy(pictured), who succeeded her husband in the Mississippi Senate after his death, later became an advocate for other widowed homemakers? Source: [1]
@Epicgenius: Thanks for reviewing this a few days ago! This image was just confirmed as PD through the OTRS process, would you mind reviewing it in case the promoter would like to use it? Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 22:03, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@DanCherek: No problem. The image is not used in the article right now, but it is freely licensed and clearly visible. If you would like to add it to the page, I can approve the image as well. Epicgenius (talk) 22:46, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Epicgenius (talk) 20:53, 29 March 2021 (UTC)