Eslanda Goode Robeson
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African-American activist
anthropologist
author
chemist
civil rights activist
feminist
human
journalist
laboratory technician
radio personality
Eslanda Goode Robeson was an American anthropologist, author, and civil rights activist known for her internationalist work on race and colonialism and her partnership with artist-activist Paul Robeson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eslanda Goode Robeson canonical | 4 |
| Essie Robeson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2798587 — 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: Eslanda Goode Robeson Context triple: [Paul Robeson, spouse, Eslanda Goode Robeson]
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A.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was a renowned American contralto and civil rights figure whose groundbreaking performances challenged racial barriers in the arts and public life.
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B.
Lillian Rogers Parks
Lillian Rogers Parks was a longtime White House maid and seamstress who became known for her memoirs detailing life behind the scenes of multiple presidential administrations.
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C.
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett was a colonial Virginia woman of the prominent Dandridge family, connected by kinship to early American political and planter elites.
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D.
Frances Jones Dandridge
Frances Jones Dandridge was a Virginia colonial gentlewoman best known as the mother of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States.
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E.
Lena Horne
Lena Horne was an acclaimed American singer, actress, and civil rights activist renowned for her work in jazz and popular music as well as her groundbreaking roles in film and television.
- 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: Eslanda Goode Robeson Target entity description: Eslanda Goode Robeson was an American anthropologist, author, and civil rights activist known for her internationalist work on race and colonialism and her partnership with artist-activist Paul Robeson.
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A.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was a renowned American contralto and civil rights figure whose groundbreaking performances challenged racial barriers in the arts and public life.
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B.
Lillian Rogers Parks
Lillian Rogers Parks was a longtime White House maid and seamstress who became known for her memoirs detailing life behind the scenes of multiple presidential administrations.
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C.
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett was a colonial Virginia woman of the prominent Dandridge family, connected by kinship to early American political and planter elites.
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D.
Frances Jones Dandridge
Frances Jones Dandridge was a Virginia colonial gentlewoman best known as the mother of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States.
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E.
Lena Horne
Lena Horne was an acclaimed American singer, actress, and civil rights activist renowned for her work in jazz and popular music as well as her groundbreaking roles in film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American activist
ⓘ
anthropologist ⓘ author ⓘ chemist ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ feminist ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ laboratory technician ⓘ radio personality ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eslanda Goode Robeson
ⓘ
surface form:
Essie Robeson
|
| birthName | Eslanda Cardozo Goode ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | breast cancer ⓘ |
| child | Paul Robeson Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-12-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
London School of Economics ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
ⓘ
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ⓘ
surface form:
New York Hospital
|
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
|
| familyName | Robeson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African studies
ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ anti-colonialism ⓘ civil rights ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| givenName | Eslanda ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Council on African Affairs ⓘ |
| movement |
Pan-Africanism
ⓘ
anti-colonial movement ⓘ American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
|
| notableFor |
internationalist work on race and colonialism
ⓘ
partnership with Paul Robeson in political and artistic activism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
African Journey
ⓘ
Paul Robeson, Negro ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ laboratory technician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Paul Robeson ⓘ |
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: Eslanda Goode Robeson Description of subject: Eslanda Goode Robeson was an American anthropologist, author, and civil rights activist known for her internationalist work on race and colonialism and her partnership with artist-activist Paul Robeson.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Essie Robeson