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- 1 2 Henry, John; Parker, James (1862). The Oxford University Calendar 1862. p. 121.
- ↑ "Oxford and women students: Scholarships thrown open". The Manchester Guardian . 6 May 1931. ProQuest 478223759.
- ↑ Oxford University Calendar, 1875, p. 376
- ↑ "Making of Britain". Open University. Retrieved 24 October 2013.