Herland
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Herland is a 1915 utopian feminist novel by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that imagines an isolated, all-female society to critique patriarchal norms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herland canonical | 8 |
| Herland series | 1 |
| Herland trilogy | 1 |
| Ladyland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9835137 — 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: Herland Context triple: [Charlotte Perkins Gilman, notableWork, Herland]
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A.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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B.
The Land
The Land is a landmark 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that portrays the struggles of rural peasants against feudal oppression.
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C.
In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women is a 2007 romantic dramedy film about a young man who retreats to suburban Michigan to care for his ailing grandmother and becomes entangled in the emotional lives of the women next door.
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D.
The Colony
The Colony is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities, lakeside recreation, and growing retail and business developments.
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E.
The Colony
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- 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: Herland Target entity description: Herland is a 1915 utopian feminist novel by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that imagines an isolated, all-female society to critique patriarchal norms.
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A.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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B.
The Land
The Land is a landmark 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that portrays the struggles of rural peasants against feudal oppression.
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C.
In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women is a 2007 romantic dramedy film about a young man who retreats to suburban Michigan to care for his ailing grandmother and becomes entangled in the emotional lives of the women next door.
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D.
The Colony
The Colony is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area known for its residential communities, lakeside recreation, and growing retail and business developments.
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E.
The Colony
The Colony is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller film about survivors in an underground bunker facing deadly threats after a new ice age devastates Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Charlotte Perkins Gilman ⓘ |
| character |
Alima
ⓘ
Celis ⓘ Ellador ⓘ Jeff Margrave ⓘ Terry O. Nicholson ⓘ Vandyck Jennings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresConcept |
single-sex society
ⓘ
social engineering through education ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Forerunner ⓘ |
| followedBy | With Her in Ourland ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist literature
ⓘ
satire ⓘ social criticism ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSequel | With Her in Ourland ⓘ |
| influenced | feminist utopian fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
first-wave feminism
ⓘ
utopian literature tradition ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allegory
ⓘ
didactic narrative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cooperation vs competition
ⓘ
critique of patriarchy ⓘ education ⓘ gender roles ⓘ motherhood ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Vandyck Jennings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Herland trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Herland
|
| plotElement |
conflict between patriarchal attitudes and egalitarian society
ⓘ
society reproduces by parthenogenesis ⓘ three male explorers discover an all-female society ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookEdition | Pantheon Books ⓘ |
| reception | rediscovered by feminist scholars in the 1970s ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional country
ⓘ
isolated all-female society ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herland Description of subject: Herland is a 1915 utopian feminist novel by Charlotte Perkins Gilman that imagines an isolated, all-female society to critique patriarchal norms.
Referenced by (11)
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