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- ↑ "North Dakota Centennial Blue Book, 1889-1989". Legislative authority. March 31, 1989 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Women, North Dakota Commission on the Status of (March 31, 1964). "Report of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women". The Commission – via Google Books.
