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- ↑ Bartley, Paula (2023-06-08), "Elliott [married name Jones], Dorothy Mary (1896–1980), feminist and trade union activist", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.112182, ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8 , retrieved 2023-08-31