A fact from Ruth Stokes appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 May 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that when Ruth Stokes defended her dissertation on the theory of linear programming in 1931, she became the first person to earn a doctorate in mathematics from Duke University?
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... that when Ruth Stokes defended her dissertation on the theory of linear programming in 1931, she became the first person to earn a doctorate in mathematics from Duke University? Source: Lee, "From Winthrop to Washington", "This was the first PhD in Mathematics awarded by Duke University." (also verified by searching the Mathematics Genealogy project). For the topic of her dissertation, see the Kjeldsen reference in the article.
This article is new enough, long enough, well written and referenced, free from copyvio. Hook is interesting and has been verified by source provided. I would favor:
ALT0a ... that Ruth Stokes was the first person to earn a doctorate in mathematics from Duke University?
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This article is new enough, long enough, well written and referenced, free from copyvio. Hook is interesting and has been verified by source provided. I would favor: