==Request to open the page to editing== 
 I have read through the discussions above and am still not entirely clear as to why this page has been locked down to all editing. I did read the discussion of plagiarism but am not certain what it refers to. There are a number of interesting articles coming out on this topic and it would be nice to add them. Bess Myerson is an important figure in American history and culture and her article should be accessible to all editors for editing as she just passed away.   

 Just as a note - part of the reason Myerson became so well known is because she faced anti-Semitism as Miss America 1945 - this really isn't a subject of debate but a matter of fact. As an aside, there is a very good 1947 film on the subject of anti-Semitism in the United States of the 1940s called Gentleman's Agreement which describes the kind of environment she found herself in when she won the title. I am not offering this sidenote as material for this article but for a wider discussion of the topic. I am somewhat busy in real life but I will try to revisit this discussion every once and awhile.-