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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Columbia University Press' "Directory of Social and Health Agencies of New York City" (1919)
- ↑ Directory of Social and Health Agencies of New York City (Public domain ed.). Columbia University Press. 1919. pp. 86–.
- ↑ The New York Charities Directory (Public domain ed.). Charity Organization Society in the City of New York. 1911. pp. 300–.
- ↑ Friedman, Reena Sigman (1 March 2009). "Clara De Hirsch Home for Working Girls". Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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