Mary Astell
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Mary Astell was a pioneering 17th–18th century English philosopher and writer, often regarded as one of the first English feminists for her arguments for women's education and rational equality.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15791205 — 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 Astell Context triple: [Early modern philosophy, hasMajorFigure, Mary Astell]
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A.
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a 17th-century English writer, philosopher, and early feminist known for her pioneering works in natural philosophy, science fiction, and literary prose.
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B.
Edward John Wollstonecraft
Edward John Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century English tradesman and the father of feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, making him the maternal grandfather of Fanny Imlay.
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C.
Edward John Wollstonecraft
Edward John Wollstonecraft was a 19th-century Australian merchant and landowner, notable as an early settler and developer on Sydney’s North Shore.
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D.
Anne Browne
Anne Browne was the mother of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a key figure in early New England history.
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E.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century British writer and philosopher best known as a pioneering advocate for women's rights and author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
- 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 Astell Target entity description: Mary Astell was a pioneering 17th–18th century English philosopher and writer, often regarded as one of the first English feminists for her arguments for women's education and rational equality.
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A.
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a 17th-century English writer, philosopher, and early feminist known for her pioneering works in natural philosophy, science fiction, and literary prose.
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B.
Edward John Wollstonecraft
Edward John Wollstonecraft was a 19th-century Australian merchant and landowner, notable as an early settler and developer on Sydney’s North Shore.
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C.
Edward John Wollstonecraft
Edward John Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century English tradesman and the father of feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, making him the maternal grandfather of Fanny Imlay.
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D.
Anne Browne
Anne Browne was the mother of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a key figure in early New England history.
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E.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century British writer and philosopher best known as a pioneering advocate for women's rights and author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.