Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Aldis (scientific author)
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The result was: promoted by Amkgp (talk) 06:00, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
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Mary Aldis (science writer)
Newspaper cartoon of Aldis published in 1897
- ... that in 1887 “noted controversialist” Mary Aldis (depicted) tried to get Auckland City Council to stop a woman being fired from a cannon? Source: "Mrs Mary Steadman Aldis, wife of Professor Aldis, has appealed to the City Council to stop the performances of Delo, the woman fired from a cannon at the City Hall."Otago Daily Times 22 Jan 1887, via PapersPast "Information was received by the mail of the death of Mrs Mary Steadman Aldis, wife of Professor Aldis, late of Auckland. She was a noted controversialist, and an opponent of the CD. Act" Christchurch Star, 12 August 1897
- ALT1:... that Mary Aldis (depicted) was told by a Presbyterian minister “Mrs. Aldis, all the bad men in Auckland hate you”? Source: "One Presbyterian minister commented at the time, "Mrs. Aldis, all the bad men in Auckland hate you."" Royal Society of New Zealand 150 women in 150 words 2017 profile on Mary Aldis
- Reviewed: Kyra Nichols
- Comment: Article moved from user space 10 January (NZ time).
Created by DrThneed (talk). Self-nominated at 03:25, 10 January 2021 (UTC).
- (not a review) Welcome to DYK, DrThneed. I bolded and linked the subject for you, now at Mary Aldis (science writer). It also needs the hooks connected by some (pictured) to the image. Mandarax, move-miracle please? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
