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- ↑ "Sigrun Hoel".
- ↑ "Likestilling og omvalg," Aftenposten , 2 November 1984
- ↑ "Dårlige soningsforhold for kvinner i norske fengsler." Norwegian News Agency, 17 July 1991
- ↑ Elisabeth Lønnå: Stolthet og kvinnekamp: Norsk kvinnesaksforenings historie fra 1913 (pp. 273–274), Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1996, ISBN 8205244952
- ↑ "Bredt opplegg for kvinnemøte." Aftenposten , 2 January 1988
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