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- ↑ O'Brien, Anne Philomena (2005). God's willing workers: women and religion in Australia. Sydney: UNSW Press. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-0-86840-575-9. OCLC 65165585.
- ↑ Lindsay, Elaine, ed. (2012). Preachers, Prophets and Heretics: Anglican Women's Ministry. A UNSW Press book. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-74223-337-6.
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