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- ↑ Fields, Armond (2003). Katharine Dexter McCormick: Pioneer for Women's Rights. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. p. 254. ISBN 9780275980047 . Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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- ↑ Speegle, Trey (August 22, 2020). "So, Meghan & Harry Bought Their Fancy $14 Million Montecito Mansion From a Shady Russian Billionaire..? Nowadays, they are thinking about a selling, because Meghan doesn't feel good in her giant "château"". worldofwonder.net. The WOW Report. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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