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- ↑ "Noland resigning as Pima County Superior Court clerk". Tucson.com. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ↑ Cox, Elizabeth (1996). Women, State, and Territorial Legislators, 1895-1995: A State-by-state Analysis, with Rosters of 6,000 Women. ISBN 9780786400782.