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A fact from Alice Sollier appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 March 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Mayor of Paris has suggested adding the name of Alice Sollier, the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor, to the Eiffel Tower?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2026/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alice Sollier.

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I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Nice start. Please fix the errors in footnote 7. Thanks and have a great day!

Mariamnei (talk) 14:39, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 02:57, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Portrait of Alice Sollier, née Alice Mathieu-Dubois

... that in 1887 Alice Sollier (pictured) was the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor?

Source: Pierrette Caire Dieu, Le docteur Alice Mathieu-Dubois épouse Sollier (1861-1942). Un destin d’exception, in Carnets d'histoire de la médecine, Société française d’histoire de la médecine, April 2020, p. 1-20 Online at https://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/sfhm/chm/chmx2020/chmx2020x04.pdf

ALT1: ... that Alice Sollier (pictured), the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor, is one of 72 women whose names have been put forward to be added below the first balcony of the Eiffel Tower where the names of 72 men of science are already engraved? Source: https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/news/in-paris/articles/340564-eiffel-tower-list-of-72-women-scientists-soon-to-be-honored-on-the-paris-landmark (in English) https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/01/26/eiffel-tower-to-honor-72-women-in-science-for-posterity_6749828_7.html (in French)
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ingrid Fischbach

Created by MumphingSquirrel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

MumphingSquirrel (talk) 20:43, 3 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

ALT1 is too long. How about ALT1a: ... that the name of Alice Sollier (pictured), the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor, will be added to the Eiffel Tower? DS (talk) 14:45, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1b: ... that it has been proposed by the Mayor of Paris that the name of Alice Sollier (pictured), the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor, be added to the Eiffel Tower? - This is more specifically accurate. MumphingSquirrel (talk) 18:23, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
- Active voice is easier to read. ALT1c: ... that the Mayor of Paris has suggested adding the name of Alice Sollier (pictured), the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor, to the Eiffel Tower? DS (talk) 00:10, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy with that - thanks MumphingSquirrel (talk) 00:31, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MumphingSquirrel: Would you support this article being used for DYK's International Women's Day set? Z1720 (talk) 03:01, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720: That would be great! Thanks MumphingSquirrel (talk) 07:41, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting, detailed biography on fine sources, French and offline sources accepted AGF. I trimmed the image caption. The image is licensed and a good illustration. I like ALT1c best, and think IWD would be a good occasion to run this. In the article, you could perhaps trim references a bit (I don't need 5 for one fact), and also sort them by ref number. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:11, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MumphingSquirrel:, can I get a quote from the Pierrette Caire Dieu source please? One/s which support her being the "the first Black French woman to qualify as a medical doctor". @Gerda Arendt:, please don't AGF on offline sources or ones which need a translation. We need to verify sources prior to approval. TarnishedPath^talk 07:34, 20 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

hi @TarnishedPath: - if you go to page 2 of the PCD source there is a RÉSUMÉ/ABSTRACT section in both French and English. The English language one reads "The daughter of a freed Guyanese slave who became a dentist, Alice Sollier, née Mathieu-Dubois, was the first black French physician, graduated in 1887". Is that sufficient? There is a lot more detail in French in the article. The translation is of French "noire" which indicates female in a way that English does not. Have I undertood your query correctly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MumphingSquirrel (talk • contribs) 18:37, 20 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MumphingSquirrel: for future reference, your pings won't work if you don't sign your comment in the same edit as you perform the ping. As per the source, it wasn't so much as I needed a translation as google books preview wasn't shopwing me the pages I wanted. TarnishedPath^talk 02:54, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]