National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
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The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was a leading British umbrella organization that campaigned peacefully and constitutionally for women's right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1439470 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Context triple: [women's suffrage movement, hasKeyOrganization, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies]
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A.
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
The International Woman Suffrage Alliance was a leading global organization founded in the early 20th century to coordinate and promote women’s right to vote across national borders.
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B.
Women's Social and Political Union
The Women's Social and Political Union was a leading militant British suffragette organization founded in 1903 that campaigned aggressively for women's right to vote.
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C.
American Woman Suffrage Association
The American Woman Suffrage Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that campaigned for women’s right to vote, known for its more moderate, state-by-state strategy and for eventually merging into the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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D.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is a historic American religious and social reform organization best known for leading the temperance movement and advocating for the prohibition of alcohol, as well as for women’s rights and social purity reforms.
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E.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was a leading U.S. organization that coordinated and advanced the campaign to secure women’s right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Target entity description: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was a leading British umbrella organization that campaigned peacefully and constitutionally for women's right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
The International Woman Suffrage Alliance was a leading global organization founded in the early 20th century to coordinate and promote women’s right to vote across national borders.
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B.
Women's Social and Political Union
The Women's Social and Political Union was a leading militant British suffragette organization founded in 1903 that campaigned aggressively for women's right to vote.
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C.
American Woman Suffrage Association
The American Woman Suffrage Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that campaigned for women’s right to vote, known for its more moderate, state-by-state strategy and for eventually merging into the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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D.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is a historic American religious and social reform organization best known for leading the temperance movement and advocating for the prohibition of alcohol, as well as for women’s rights and social purity reforms.
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E.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association was a leading U.S. organization that coordinated and advanced the campaign to secure women’s right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political pressure group
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umbrella organization ⓘ women's suffrage organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NUWSS ⓘ |
| campaignFocus |
parliamentary reform
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women's political rights ⓘ |
| chairperson | Millicent Fawcett ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
non-violent methods
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respect for the rule of law ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1919 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Women's Social and Political Union ⓘ |
| founded | 1897 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Millicent Fawcett ⓘ |
| goal |
extension of the franchise to women on the same terms as men
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parliamentary vote for women ⓘ |
| hasPart | local women's suffrage societies ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| ideology | women's suffrage ⓘ |
| influenced |
National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship
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later British feminist organizations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader | Millicent Fawcett ⓘ |
| membership | tens of thousands of members ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship ⓘ |
| method |
constitutional campaigning
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non-militant tactics ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ |
| movement | first-wave feminism ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Eleanor Rathbone
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Margery Corbett Ashby ⓘ Maud Royden ⓘ Millicent Fawcett ⓘ Ray Strachey ⓘ |
| numberOfAffiliates | over 400 societies ⓘ |
| opposedTo | militant suffrage tactics ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
constitutional
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liberal ⓘ |
| precededBy |
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Central Society for Women's Suffrage
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| supportedLegislation | Representation of the People Act 1918 ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
lobbying of Members of Parliament
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pamphlets and publications ⓘ petitions ⓘ processions and demonstrations ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
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Subject: National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies Description of subject: The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was a leading British umbrella organization that campaigned peacefully and constitutionally for women's right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
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precededBy
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National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
National Central Society for Women's Suffrage
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
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precededBy
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National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage
subject surface form:
Evelyn Sharp