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- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ "Girl of 19 beats world record" . Sunday Express. 12 August 1956. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sprinting Mother Smashes World 220 Record" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 August 1956. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.