Template:Did you know nominations/Doris Sands Johnson


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The result was: promoted by  Jolly  Ω   Janner  07:22, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Doris Sands Johnson

 * ... that in a 1959 speech to the Bahamian House of the Assembly, suffragette Doris Sands Johnson argued women should not be taxed without representation?


 * ALT1: ... that Doris Sands Johnson, who wrote a how-to book for voting, lost her first attempt to run for office, but later became Bahamian Senate President?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hana Blažíková
 * Comment: Created for Women in Red's Black Women's History editathon Please run on International Women's Day, March 8th.

Created/expanded by SusunW (talk). Self-nominated at 03:23, 11 February 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Substantial bio of an important figure, thank you! Good and detailed sources, subscription source accepted AGF. In the article I wonder if you wouldn't better say "female President", - "woman" is repeated all the time there. I like the ALT much better, with its first losing then achieving. What do you think of including "first woman President of the Bahamian Senate"? Yes, there was criticism of all these "firsts" but this hook offers more than a "first". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * a female is any member of a species which produces ova. Woman refers only to a human female, though admittedly repetitive use can be redundant, I've adjusted it. And yes, I was trying to avoid "first" though she was a serial first achiever. What about this?: SusunW (talk) 17:24, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ALT2 ... that Doris Sands Johnson, who wrote a how-to book for voting, lost her initial attempt to run for office, but later became the premier woman President of the Bahamian Senate?


 * Female: I understood (so far) that you should not use it as a noun, but nothing wrong with its use as an adjective, - but learning. "Premier" - not happy, because "Premierminister" is our word for president, translating to "first servant". Is it clear in the context that it means first in time, not first among a group of people? Anyway,
 * Symbol voting keep.svg ALT2, and will move it to the day, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:38, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * thank you, especially for moving it "to the day". I think she is an important symbol of what IWD means. I also think it is clear that it means first as if it were the title Premier or Prime Minister, it would be capitalized. If the promoter is okay with using first, though, it is obvious neither you nor I would object :) SusunW (talk) 19:39, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Looking forward to our two ladies meeting that day ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:52, 12 February 2016 (UTC)