Marmee March
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Marmee March is the wise, compassionate matriarch of the March family in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her moral strength and nurturing guidance to her daughters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marmee March canonical | 18 |
| Marmee | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T977015 — 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: Marmee March Context triple: [Little Women (1994 film), character, Marmee March]
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A.
Beth March
Beth March is the gentle, selfless, and musically gifted younger March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," whose quiet strength and tragic fate deeply affect her family.
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B.
Jo March
Jo March is the fiercely independent, imaginative, and strong-willed second March sister who dreams of becoming a writer in Louisa May Alcott’s classic story "Little Women."
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C.
Meg March
Meg March is the eldest and traditionally minded March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her sense of responsibility, domestic aspirations, and gentle, nurturing nature.
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D.
Amy March
Amy March is the youngest of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for her artistic ambitions, vanity, and eventual maturation into a poised and compassionate woman.
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E.
Abigail
Abigail is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father is joy," historically popular in English-speaking countries.
- 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: Marmee March Target entity description: Marmee March is the wise, compassionate matriarch of the March family in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her moral strength and nurturing guidance to her daughters.
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A.
Beth March
Beth March is the gentle, selfless, and musically gifted younger March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," whose quiet strength and tragic fate deeply affect her family.
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B.
Jo March
Jo March is the fiercely independent, imaginative, and strong-willed second March sister who dreams of becoming a writer in Louisa May Alcott’s classic story "Little Women."
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C.
Meg March
Meg March is the eldest and traditionally minded March sister in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her sense of responsibility, domestic aspirations, and gentle, nurturing nature.
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D.
Amy March
Amy March is the youngest of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for her artistic ambitions, vanity, and eventual maturation into a poised and compassionate woman.
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E.
Abigail
Abigail is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father is joy," historically popular in English-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marmee March
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surface form:
Marmee
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| appearsIn |
Good Wives
ⓘ
Jo's Boys ⓘ Little Men ⓘ Little Women ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
morally strong ⓘ nurturing ⓘ patient ⓘ selfless ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| child |
Amy March
ⓘ
Beth March ⓘ Jo March ⓘ Meg March ⓘ |
| creator | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| familyName | March ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Little Women series ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Little Women
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Women (1868)
|
| fullName | Margaret March ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Abigail May Alcott ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryArchetype | wise mother ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | domestic fiction ⓘ |
| moralCenterOf | Little Women ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableScene |
comforts her daughters during their father's absence in the war
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gives moral lessons to her daughters by the fireside ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| providesGuidanceTo |
Amy March
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Beth March ⓘ Jo March ⓘ Meg March ⓘ |
| residence | March family home ⓘ |
| role | matriarch of the March family ⓘ |
| setting |
Concord, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Concord, Massachusetts (fictionalized)
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| spouse | Mr. March ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family unity
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moral education ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Civil War
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surface form:
American Civil War era
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marmee March Description of subject: Marmee March is the wise, compassionate matriarch of the March family in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women," known for her moral strength and nurturing guidance to her daughters.
Referenced by (21)
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Marmee
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Marmee
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