Template:Did you know nominations/Josephine M. Mitchell

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 01:40, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Josephine M. Mitchell

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... that when mathematician Josephine M. Mitchell married another University of Illinois faculty member, the university revoked her tenured position so her husband could keep his untenured one? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Reviewed: Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve

Created by David Eppstein (talk). Self-nominated at 16:56, 20 April 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Had not heard of this case, but was aware of others. Anti-nepotism rules were normally used against married women. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:50, 22 April 2021 (UTC)