Mary Jackson
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Mary Jackson was NASA’s first Black female engineer, whose pioneering work and story were prominently featured in the book and film "Hidden Figures."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Jackson canonical | 3 |
| Mary Jackson in Hidden Figures | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13694539 — 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: Mary Jackson Context triple: [Hidden Figures, mainSubject, Mary Jackson]
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A.
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson was an African American mathematician whose critical orbital mechanics calculations for NASA enabled early U.S. crewed spaceflights, including John Glenn’s historic mission.
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B.
Elizabeth Mattingly
Elizabeth Mattingly is known as the wife of former NASA astronaut and Apollo program command module pilot Ken Mattingly.
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C.
Sheila Gestring
Sheila Gestring is an American higher education leader who serves as the president of the University of South Dakota.
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D.
Jean Terrell
Jean Terrell is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Supremes in the early 1970s following Diana Ross’s departure.
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E.
Evelyn M. Schiffler
Evelyn M. Schiffler was a community member commemorated in Bellevue, Washington, through the naming of a public park in her honor, indicating her local significance and contributions.
- 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: Mary Jackson Target entity description: Mary Jackson was NASA’s first Black female engineer, whose pioneering work and story were prominently featured in the book and film "Hidden Figures."
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A.
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson was an African American mathematician whose critical orbital mechanics calculations for NASA enabled early U.S. crewed spaceflights, including John Glenn’s historic mission.
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B.
Elizabeth Mattingly
Elizabeth Mattingly is known as the wife of former NASA astronaut and Apollo program command module pilot Ken Mattingly.
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C.
Sheila Gestring
Sheila Gestring is an American higher education leader who serves as the president of the University of South Dakota.
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D.
Jean Terrell
Jean Terrell is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Supremes in the early 1970s following Diana Ross’s departure.
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E.
Evelyn M. Schiffler
Evelyn M. Schiffler was a community member commemorated in Bellevue, Washington, through the naming of a public park in her honor, indicating her local significance and contributions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.