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- 1 2 Megan, Graydon (21 January 2015). "Nana Shineflug, Dancer and Founder of Chicago Moving Company, Dies at 79". Chicago Tribune online. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Degan, Carissa (26 January 2015). "Beloved professor, alumna dies at 79". Columbia Chronicle. Retrieved 15 May 2015.