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- ↑ "MISS FREDA SLUTZKIN. - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 21 Jun 1930". Trove. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Rosa Ginossar | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ↑ Gender and Judging, edited by Ulrike Schultz and Gisela Shaw
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