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- ↑ Ellen Fairclough – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ Isabel Hardie – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ Margaret Mary Macdonald – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ "Biography of Pauline Jewett". Carleton University.
- ↑ "Margaret MacTavish Rogers Konantz (1899-1967)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society.
- ↑ Eloise Jones – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ Trimble, Linda; Arscott, Jane (2003). Still Counting: Women in Politics Across Canada. p. 178. ISBN 1442608560.
- ↑ "Judy LaMarsh". The Canadian Encyclopedia .
- ↑ Nancy Hodges – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867 | Parliament of Canada: Women Candidates in General Elections". www2.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-17.