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- ↑ "Biography – RYE, MARIA SUSAN – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
- 1 2 Janus: Society for Promoting the Training of Women
- ↑ Boucherett, Jessie (2014), "Cooking Schools", Hints on Self-Help, Cambridge University Press, p. 142, doi:10.1017/cbo9781107049345.014, ISBN 9781107049345
- ↑ "A History of the Society | Future For Women (SPTW)" . Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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