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A fact from Valerie Pitt appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 March 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Valerie Pitt campaigned for the ordination of women by the Church of England for 25 years before wondering why any woman would want to be a priest?

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 18:13, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Valerie Pitt campaigned for the ordination of women in the Church of England for 25 years but when right was granted said that she could not understand why any woman would want to be a priest?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/feb/01/guardianobituaries

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Geneva Peace Congress

Created by MumphingSquirrel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

MumphingSquirrel (talk) 16:54, 19 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

New enough. Long enough. Well-sourced, neutral, and BLP-compliant. The article is also presentable, including a basic biography of the subject. The hook is also interesting. QPQ is met. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 23:48, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
MumphingSquirrel, please rephrase (1) "she could not understand why any woman would want to be a priest" in the article and the hook. Also, (2) "Her BLitt dissertation was on the roots of Shelley's philosophy". These clauses/sentences are word-for-word identical to the source according to Earwig. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 19:27, 22 February 2026 (UTC). Done MumphingSquirrel (talk) 23:04, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Drive-by comment "when right was granted". Is it more grammatically correct to say "when that right was granted", or a similar phrasing? The problem is that adding that one word would take the hook slightly over 200 characters. Unless I'm wrong, that means that the hook would be either slightly too long (perhaps this isn't really an issue) or grammatically incorrect. It might also be worth wikilinking either ordination of women and/or Church of England. Thanks, A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 21:28, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Alt 1: that Valerie Pitt campaigned for the ordination of women by the Church of England for 25 years but said she did not understand why any woman would join the clergy when that right was granted? MumphingSquirrel (talk) 23:04, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MumphingSquirrel, Coffeeandcrumbs, and A Thousand Doors: How about ALT2: ... that Valerie Pitt campaigned for the ordination of women by the Church of England for 25 years before wondering why any woman would want to be a priest?--Laun chba ller 14:10, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Alt2 works for me - thanks! MumphingSquirrel (talk) 14:18, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. It's previous hooks with no new information, so I can tick it off myself.--Laun chba ller 14:33, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go on ALT 1 and ALT 2. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 14:42, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]