Anna Howard Shaw
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Anna Howard Shaw was a prominent American suffragist, physician, and Methodist minister who played a leading role in the women’s rights movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anna Howard Shaw canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7140180 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anna Howard Shaw Context triple: [National American Woman Suffrage Association, keyPerson, Anna Howard Shaw]
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A.
Frances Willard
Frances Willard was a prominent 19th-century American educator, suffragist, and social reformer who led the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and became a key figure in the fight for women’s rights and social purity.
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B.
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent American suffragist and peace activist who led the campaign for women’s right to vote and served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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C.
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell was the mother of American poet and critic James Russell Lowell and a member of the prominent Lowell family of New England.
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D.
Emily Greene Balch
Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist, and peace activist who co-founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work in international cooperation and disarmament.
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E.
Alice Richmond
Alice Richmond is the daughter of comedian, writer, and actress Tina Fey and her husband, composer Jeff Richmond.
- 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: Anna Howard Shaw Target entity description: Anna Howard Shaw was a prominent American suffragist, physician, and Methodist minister who played a leading role in the women’s rights movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Frances Willard
Frances Willard was a prominent 19th-century American educator, suffragist, and social reformer who led the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and became a key figure in the fight for women’s rights and social purity.
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B.
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent American suffragist and peace activist who led the campaign for women’s right to vote and served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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C.
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell was the mother of American poet and critic James Russell Lowell and a member of the prominent Lowell family of New England.
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D.
Emily Greene Balch
Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist, and peace activist who co-founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work in international cooperation and disarmament.
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E.
Alice Richmond
Alice Richmond is the daughter of comedian, writer, and actress Tina Fey and her husband, composer Jeff Richmond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Methodist minister
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human ⓘ physician ⓘ suffragist ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1847-02-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1919-07-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Albion College
NERFINISHED
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Boston University School of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Boston University School of Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1915 (as president of NAWSA) ⓘ |
| familyName | Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public health
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temperance ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| fullName | Anna Howard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Anna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Anna Howard Shaw Memorial Award (named in her honor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American women's suffrage ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National American Woman Suffrage Association
NERFINISHED
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
first-wave feminism
NERFINISHED
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women's suffrage movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
leading figure in the American woman suffrage movement
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one of the first women ordained as a Methodist minister in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Story of a Pioneer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Methodist minister
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author ⓘ orator ⓘ physician ⓘ suffragist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Moylan, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| startTime | 1904 (as president of NAWSA) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anna Howard Shaw Description of subject: Anna Howard Shaw was a prominent American suffragist, physician, and Methodist minister who played a leading role in the women’s rights movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.