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- 1 2 3 "Law School History, Experiences & Records – New England Law | Boston". student.nesl.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- 1 2 @BobMcGovernJr (September 6, 2018). "#TBT: Arthur MacLean, the founder and first dean of Portia Law School (Now @NewEnglandLaw), writes to congratulate alumna Ethel E. Mackiernan on becoming the first female judge in Massachusetts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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