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- ↑ "CIEG - Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios de Género" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "Sonia Montecino: nueva profesora titular en FACSO - Universidad de Chile". www.facso.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "Sonia Montecino, Nueva Vicerrectora de Extensión y Comunicaciones - Universidad de Chile". www.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "Mujeres Generación 2005 - Universidad de Chile". www.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "Les Toques Blanches distinguió a Sonia Montecino por su trayectoria como antropóloga culinaria - Universidad de Chile". www.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ↑ "Sonia Montecino: Académica de la U. de Chile y pionera en el estudio de género y de las etnias es la nueva Premio Nacional de Humanidades y Cs. Sociales 2013 - Universidad de Chile". www.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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