The Business of Being a Woman
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"The Business of Being a Woman" is a 1912 nonfiction book by muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell that examines women’s roles, work, and social responsibilities in early 20th-century American society.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Business of Being a Woman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6423237 — 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: The Business of Being a Woman Context triple: [Ida Tarbell, notableWork, The Business of Being a Woman]
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A.
A Woman in a Man's World
"A Woman in a Man's World" is a soul/R&B song best known as the B-side to Chaka Khan’s classic single "I’m Every Woman."
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B.
What Women Want
What Women Want is a 2000 romantic comedy film starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt about a chauvinistic advertising executive who gains the ability to hear women's thoughts.
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C.
The Woman I Wanted to Be
The Woman I Wanted to Be is a memoir by fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg in which she reflects on her life, career, and personal philosophy of empowerment.
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D.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
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E.
Bossypants
Bossypants is a bestselling comedic memoir by Tina Fey that chronicles her life and career in entertainment with sharp, self-deprecating humor.
- 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: The Business of Being a Woman Target entity description: "The Business of Being a Woman" is a 1912 nonfiction book by muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell that examines women’s roles, work, and social responsibilities in early 20th-century American society.
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A.
A Woman in a Man's World
"A Woman in a Man's World" is a soul/R&B song best known as the B-side to Chaka Khan’s classic single "I’m Every Woman."
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B.
What Women Want
What Women Want is a 2000 romantic comedy film starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt about a chauvinistic advertising executive who gains the ability to hear women's thoughts.
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C.
The Woman I Wanted to Be
The Woman I Wanted to Be is a memoir by fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg in which she reflects on her life, career, and personal philosophy of empowerment.
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D.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
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E.
Bossypants
Bossypants is a bestselling comedic memoir by Tina Fey that chronicles her life and career in entertainment with sharp, self-deprecating humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ida Tarbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstEditionPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist literature
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nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
cited in scholarship on Progressive Era gender roles
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discussed in histories of American feminism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter "The Business of Being a Woman"
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chapter "The Business of Being a Woman: A Re-Statement" NERFINISHED ⓘ chapter "The Growing Discontent of Woman" ⓘ chapter "The Homeless Daughter" ⓘ chapter "The Social Use of the Home" NERFINISHED ⓘ chapter "The Uneasy Woman" ⓘ chapter "The Woman and Democracy" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
education of women
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social reform ⓘ social value of homemaking ⓘ tension between domesticity and public life ⓘ women and democracy ⓘ women's economic dependence ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general American readership
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middle-class women ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Women—Employment—United States
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Women—Social and moral questions ⓘ Women—United States—Social conditions—20th century ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
domestic life
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early 20th-century American society ⓘ marriage ⓘ motherhood ⓘ social responsibilities of women ⓘ women's roles ⓘ women's work ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| movement |
Progressive Era reform
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first-wave feminism ⓘ |
| notableAuthorOccupation | muckraking journalist ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 200–250 pages ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Business of Being a Woman Description of subject: "The Business of Being a Woman" is a 1912 nonfiction book by muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell that examines women’s roles, work, and social responsibilities in early 20th-century American society.
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