Talk:Utako Okamoto

A fact from Utako Okamoto appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 June 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Utako Okamoto, discoverer of tranexamic acid, worked with her infant daughter on her back in the laboratory, as she could not find child care?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Utako Otamoto.

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DYK suggestions anyone?

Latest comment: 10 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

I find Okamoto's life remarkable.

what do readers think about a WP:DYK? Possibilities are for example:

... that Utako Okamoto discovered tranexamic acid in the 1950's, in her quest for a drug to control bleeding after childbirth, but died in April 2016, one month before its first randomized controlled trial was completed?
... that Utako Okamoto was asked to leave a pediatric research conference, because it was "not for women and children", and went on to discover a drug on the WHO list of essential medicines to control bleeding after childbirth, ie maternal mortality?
... that Utako Okamoto discoverer of tranexamic acid worked with her daughter on her back in the laboratory, as she could not find child care?
... that after Utako Okamoto presented her research of tranexamic acid at a conference for the first time, male audience members ridiculed her by asking if she was going to dance for them?

--Wuerzele (talk) 14:43, 8 June 2016 (UTC)--Wuerzele (talk) 11:44, 14 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

The 2nd one is my favorite standalone DYK. Thanks for contributing, great article. I knew nothing about her until coming across this on new page patrol..--dstone66 ^{(ṭạḷḳ)} 15:04, 8 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

There were 3262 views on 6-16 for the 12 h the DYK was on the WP frontpage.--Wuerzele (talk) 15:18, 17 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

Nice work!--dstone66^(talk) 15:37, 18 June 2016 (UTC)Reply