Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Hayden Rorke

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:11, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

Margaret Hayden Rorke[edit]

Mamie Eisenhower in "First Lady Pink"
Mamie Eisenhower in "First Lady Pink"
  • ... that the American flag has standardized colors because of Margaret Hayden Rorke? Source: "The textile mills that made the flag fabrics had a vested interest, and Rorke took their concerns to Washington... 'Through our efforts' Rorke told the TCCA in triumph, Taylorism was extended to 'the red and blue of the American flag.'" p. 168-169 [1]
    • ALT1:... that Margaret Hayden Rorke named the color of Mamie Eisenhower's Inaugural Ball gown (pictured) "First Lady Pink"? Source: "She is introducing a new color, First Lady Pink, which was the color of Mrs. Eisenhower's Inaugural Ball gown." [2]

Created by Nonmodernist (talk). Self-nominated at 02:23, 9 April 2019 (UTC).

  • The article was created on 7 April, moved to mainspace on 8 April, and nominated on 9 April. Prose of article around 2400 characters per JavaScript character counter. The same tool states that both hooks are under 200 characters. The image paired with ALT 1 (preferred) is viewable at a smaller size and appropriately licensed. The article is properly referenced with inline citations. Page 168 of The Color Revolution is not available on Google Books preview, but 169 is viewable and the quote starting at "'Through our efforts...'" is properly attributed and cited within the nomination. Material asserted to be on page 168 is accepted AGF. The article as a whole uses inline citations, and was an interesting read. As written, it passed an Earwig copyvio check. I will refile this nomination under 8 April per the rules at Template talk:Did you know and Wikipedia:Did you know. QPQ provided. Vycl1994 (talk) 04:20, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
@Nonmodernist: Upon further review, I have one more question. The lede mentions that Margaret Hayden Rorke was an actress, but the body of the article does not contain any reliably sourced information on her acting career. As such, I don't think calling her an actress in the lede is warranted. See WP:LEDE for more detail. If reliable sources cover Rorke's acting career in detail, please add the information. If there are no reliable sources on her acting career, I suggest removing "actress" from the lede. Vycl1994 (talk) 05:13, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
Thank you, Vycl1994, for the careful review and correction of my timezone/date mistake. Have added citations re: Rorke's acting career. --Nonmodernist (talk) 13:46, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Restoring tick. Article is good to go. Vycl1994 (talk) 15:02, 9 April 2019 (UTC)