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- ↑ "In Switzerland, Feminism Advances from the Top of a Bell Tower".
- ↑ "Avec Cassandre Berdoz, Lausanne tient sa première guette". Le Temps. 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Minder, Raphael (28 January 2022). "After 600 Years, Swiss City at Last Has a Woman on Night Watch". The New York Times.
- ↑ "The Lausanne tradition carrying on in female form".
- ↑ "After 600 years of night watchmen, Lausanne gets first watchwoman". 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "Europe's first female night watch keeps vigil over Lausanne".