Handmaids
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Handmaids are fertile women forced into ritualized sexual servitude and childbearing in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian world of The Handmaid’s Tale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Handmaids canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19753458 — 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: Handmaids Context triple: [Republic of Gilead, usesOrganization, Handmaids]
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A.
Citadel of the Women
Citadel of the Women is the English name commonly used for Banteay Srei, a 10th-century Cambodian temple renowned for its intricate pink sandstone carvings and dedication to the Hindu god Shiva.
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B.
The Impregnable Women
The Impregnable Women is a lesser-known work of Scottish writer Eric Linklater, reflecting his characteristic wit and narrative inventiveness.
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C.
Women of Will
Women of Will is a theatrical exploration and critical study of Shakespeare’s female characters, created and performed by director and actor Tina Packer.
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D.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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E.
Women of the House
Women of the House is a mid-1990s American sitcom and spin-off of Designing Women that follows Suzanne Sugarbaker’s misadventures in Washington, D.C., featuring Patricia Heaton in a supporting role.
- 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: Handmaids Target entity description: Handmaids are fertile women forced into ritualized sexual servitude and childbearing in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian world of The Handmaid’s Tale.
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A.
Citadel of the Women
Citadel of the Women is the English name commonly used for Banteay Srei, a 10th-century Cambodian temple renowned for its intricate pink sandstone carvings and dedication to the Hindu god Shiva.
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B.
The Impregnable Women
The Impregnable Women is a lesser-known work of Scottish writer Eric Linklater, reflecting his characteristic wit and narrative inventiveness.
-
C.
Women of Will
Women of Will is a theatrical exploration and critical study of Shakespeare’s female characters, created and performed by director and actor Tina Packer.
-
D.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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E.
Women of the House
Women of the House is a mid-1990s American sitcom and spin-off of Designing Women that follows Suzanne Sugarbaker’s misadventures in Washington, D.C., featuring Patricia Heaton in a supporting role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Republic of Gilead (fictional)
subject linked to:
Republic of Gilead (fictional)