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- ↑ "Looking Kids in the Eye Every Day" (PDF). Teachers College, Columbia University. Winter 2012. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ↑ Dominguez, Maritza (March 9, 2021). "What legacy did Betty and Jean Fairfax leave behind in Arizona? Valley 101 digs in".