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- ↑ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Petty, Marjorie". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- 1 2 Clark, Patty (September 11, 2020). "Interview of Marge Petty". ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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