Elsie Parrish
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Elsie Parrish was the hotel chambermaid whose lawsuit led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, which upheld minimum wage laws and marked the end of the Lochner era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elsie Parrish canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11974027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elsie Parrish Context triple: [West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, involvesParty, Elsie Parrish]
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A.
Elsie Driggs
Elsie Driggs was an American painter associated with the Precisionist movement, known for her stylized depictions of industrial and urban landscapes.
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B.
Elsie Collins
Elsie Collins was the mother of novelist Jackie Collins and part of the family background that influenced her daughters’ later careers in entertainment and literature.
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C.
Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis was a British actress known for her work on stage and screen in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Cora Parsons
Cora Parsons was an American socialite best known for her high-profile marriage to New Jersey politician and businessman John Dryden Kuser.
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E.
Eliza Roberts
Eliza Roberts is an American actress and casting director, known for her work in film and television and her long career in the entertainment industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elsie Parrish Target entity description: Elsie Parrish was the hotel chambermaid whose lawsuit led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, which upheld minimum wage laws and marked the end of the Lochner era.
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A.
Elsie Driggs
Elsie Driggs was an American painter associated with the Precisionist movement, known for her stylized depictions of industrial and urban landscapes.
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B.
Elsie Collins
Elsie Collins was the mother of novelist Jackie Collins and part of the family background that influenced her daughters’ later careers in entertainment and literature.
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C.
Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis was a British actress known for her work on stage and screen in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Cora Parsons
Cora Parsons was an American socialite best known for her high-profile marriage to New Jersey politician and businessman John Dryden Kuser.
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E.
Eliza Roberts
Eliza Roberts is an American actress and casting director, known for her work in film and television and her long career in the entertainment industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
litigant
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
end of the Lochner era
ⓘ
minimum wage law in Washington State ⓘ |
| claimed | violation of Washington state minimum wage law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| employer |
West Coast Hotel Company
ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision on minimum wage ⓘ |
| historicalContext | New Deal era labor regulation ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to shift in Supreme Court jurisprudence on economic regulation
ⓘ
strengthened government power to regulate labor conditions ⓘ |
| influenced | upholding of minimum wage legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| legalAction | sued West Coast Hotel Company for unpaid wages ⓘ |
| legalCaseOutcome | prevailed in the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | her case upheld the constitutionality of minimum wage laws ⓘ |
| name | Elsie Parrish ⓘ |
| notableFor | plaintiff in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| occupation | chambermaid ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
West Coast Hotel Company
ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
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| partyTo | West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Wenatchee, Washington ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Lochner v. New York (as contrasting precedent)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lochner v. New York
|
| representedBy | attorneys for the State of Washington ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
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| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| workedAt | Cascadian Hotel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elsie Parrish Description of subject: Elsie Parrish was the hotel chambermaid whose lawsuit led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, which upheld minimum wage laws and marked the end of the Lochner era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.