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- ↑ Nalani Butler, Barbra. Women on the Move: The Migration of WNBA Players to Overseas Basketball Teams (Thesis). University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- ↑ "Kansas City Star Magazine Collection, 1924–1926, 1970–1983 (K0595)". State Historical Society of Missouri . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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