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- ↑ Greenhouse, Steven (March 2002). "PUBLIC LIVES; Back to the Battlefield, Heeding Her Old Union's Call". The New York Times.
- ↑ "PEP March 2002: Meet the New DC 37 Officers". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ↑ "News Release, October 8, 2014: District Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts announces her retirement effective December 31, 2014". Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
