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References
- ↑ Girton College Register, 1869–1946: Cambridge; CUP; 1948
- ↑ British History On-line
- ↑ Emily Davies: Collected Letters, 1861-1875 McGann, J.J. & Tucker, H.F. (Eds) p45: Charlottesville, Virginia; University of Virginia Press; 2004 ISBN 0813922321
- ↑ "Becoming Part of History: Retrieving the Lives of Emily Davies and Victorian Feminists" Ann B. Murphy Victorian Review Vol. 27, No. 1 (Winter 2001), pp. 36-55
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