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- 1 2 3 "Dollie Lowther Robinson Joining Women's Bureau". The Washington Post and Times-Herald (1959–1973). March 16, 1961.
- 1 2 Chambers, Lucille Arcola (1957). America's Tenth Man: A Pictorial Review of One-tenth of a Nation, Presenting the Negro Contribution to American Life Today (PDF). Twayne Publishers. p. 46. ISBN 978-0598473110 . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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