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- ↑ "OCSW Names 2023 Women's Hall of Fame Inductees". oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women. April 11, 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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- ↑ "Special Republican Primary Election — December 11, 2001" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board . Retrieved 14 October 2023.