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- ↑ "Living Legends". American Academy of Nursing. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Houser, Beth; Player, Kathy (2004). Pivotal Moments in Nursing: Leaders who Changed the Path of a Profession . Vol. 2. Sigma Theta Tau. pp. 105–127. ISBN 1930538111.
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- ↑ "Trailblazer: Ada Sue Hinshaw '63 MSN | Yale School of Nursing". Yale School of Nursing. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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