Gloria Steinem
E162295
Gloria Steinem is a pioneering American feminist, journalist, and political activist who became a leading figure of the women’s liberation movement from the 1960s onward.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gloria Steinem canonical | 4 |
| Gloria Marie Steinem | 1 |
| Leo Steinem | 1 |
| Steinem | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404442 — 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: Gloria Steinem Context triple: [Miss Representation, featuresInterviewWith, Gloria Steinem]
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A.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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B.
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver is an American lawyer, activist, and former communications secretary of the Black Panther Party who became a prominent figure in the Black Power and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
June Jordan
June Jordan was an influential African American poet, essayist, and activist whose work powerfully addressed race, gender, social justice, and Black liberation.
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D.
Lorraine Gottfried
Lorraine Gottfried is the birth name of American actress Lorraine Gary, best known for her role as Ellen Brody in the "Jaws" film series.
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E.
Alice Paul
Alice Paul was a prominent American suffragist and women’s rights activist who played a key role in securing the 19th Amendment and later authored the Equal Rights Amendment.
- 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: Gloria Steinem Target entity description: Gloria Steinem is a pioneering American feminist, journalist, and political activist who became a leading figure of the women’s liberation movement from the 1960s onward.
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A.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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B.
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver is an American lawyer, activist, and former communications secretary of the Black Panther Party who became a prominent figure in the Black Power and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
June Jordan
June Jordan was an influential African American poet, essayist, and activist whose work powerfully addressed race, gender, social justice, and Black liberation.
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D.
Lorraine Gottfried
Lorraine Gottfried is the birth name of American actress Lorraine Gary, best known for her role as Ellen Brody in the "Jaws" film series.
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E.
Alice Paul
Alice Paul was a prominent American suffragist and women’s rights activist who played a key role in securing the 19th Amendment and later authored the Equal Rights Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ lecturer ⓘ political activist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
civil rights
ⓘ
gender equality ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Women’s Hall of Fame induction
ⓘ
surface form:
National Women's Hall of Fame induction
PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
surface form:
PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
Ms. Foundation for Women
ⓘ
Ms. Magazine ⓘ
surface form:
Ms. magazine
National Women's Political Caucus ⓘ Women's Action Alliance ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-03-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 2000-09-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Smith College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
German American
ⓘ
Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gloria Steinem
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Steinem
|
| fieldOfWork |
feminism
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| fullName |
Gloria Steinem
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloria Marie Steinem
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Gloria ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| movement |
second-wave feminism
ⓘ
women's liberation movement ⓘ |
| notableActivity | undercover reporting on Playboy Club working conditions in the 1960s ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in the American feminist movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Doing Sixty & Seventy
ⓘ
Moving Beyond Words ⓘ My Life on the Road ⓘ Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions ⓘ Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ lecturer ⓘ magazine editor ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| parent |
Gloria Steinem
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Leo Steinem
Ruth Nuneviller Steinem ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Toledo
ⓘ
surface form:
Toledo, Ohio, United States
|
| placeOfMarriage |
Oklahoma
ⓘ
surface form:
Oklahoma, United States
|
| politicalAlignment |
liberal
ⓘ
progressive ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, United States
|
| spouse | David Bale ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gloria Steinem Description of subject: Gloria Steinem is a pioneering American feminist, journalist, and political activist who became a leading figure of the women’s liberation movement from the 1960s onward.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gloria Marie Steinem
this entity surface form:
Steinem
this entity surface form:
Leo Steinem