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- 1 2 3 4 Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria; Smethurst, John B. (1994). Historical Directory of Trade Unions . Vol. 4. Farnham: Ashgate. ISBN 9780859679008.
- ↑ Schwarzkopf, Jutta (2018). Unpicking Gender: The Social Construction of Gender in the Lancashire Cotton Weaving Industry, 1880-1914. Routledge. ISBN 1351143662.
- ↑ "Bolton Weavers appoint woman secretary". Manchester Guardian. 1 November 1948.
- ↑ "Miss Alice Foley". The Guardian. 2 July 1974.