Talk:Lawrie Mifflin

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WP: THREE - Best Sources for Lawrie Mifflin

Yale News: https://news.yale.edu/2019/11/22/honoree-lawrie-mifflin-73-ba-broke-barriers-women-athletes-yale

New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/03/sports/women-in-the-locker-room-1990-struggles-are-similar-to-those-of-the-70-s.html

Yale Alumni Magazine: https://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/2352-first-use-plain-english

@Cabrils Would you consider these three the most credible? Thank you! BoolaBulldog (talk) 18:42, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]