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- 1 2 "Marilyn Carlson Nelson: Why Thunderbirds are go for the roller-skating". Independent.co.uk. 19 February 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Leading with a Cause « - Smith College Office of Alumnae Relations Smith College Office of Alumnae Relations". Alumnae.smith.edu. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Marilyn Carlson Nelson named chair-elect of Minnesota Orchestra board". Startribune.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Past Honourees".
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