Nancy Kurshan
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Nancy Kurshan is an American activist and writer best known as a co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies) and for her work in prison abolition and social justice movements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nancy Kurshan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9744783 — 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)
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Target entity: Nancy Kurshan Context triple: [Jerry Rubin, spouse, Nancy Kurshan]
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A.
Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner is an American former actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1959 film "Imitation of Life."
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B.
Carole Kravetz
Carole Kravetz is a film editor known for her work on the crime thriller "One False Move."
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C.
Ilene Rosenzweig
Ilene Rosenzweig is a writer and editor best known for co-authoring lifestyle and design books with fashion designer Cynthia Rowley.
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D.
Nancy Schafer
Nancy Schafer is a film and television producer known for her work on independent and documentary projects.
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E.
Lynne Hollander
Lynne Hollander is an American activist best known for her involvement in the 1960s Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley and her longtime partnership with fellow activist Mario Savio.
- 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: Nancy Kurshan Target entity description: Nancy Kurshan is an American activist and writer best known as a co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies) and for her work in prison abolition and social justice movements.
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A.
Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner is an American former actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in the 1959 film "Imitation of Life."
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B.
Carole Kravetz
Carole Kravetz is a film editor known for her work on the crime thriller "One False Move."
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C.
Ilene Rosenzweig
Ilene Rosenzweig is a writer and editor best known for co-authoring lifestyle and design books with fashion designer Cynthia Rowley.
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D.
Nancy Schafer
Nancy Schafer is a film and television producer known for her work on independent and documentary projects.
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E.
Lynne Hollander
Lynne Hollander is an American activist best known for her involvement in the 1960s Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley and her longtime partnership with fellow activist Mario Savio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American activist
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human ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
opposition to control unit prisons
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prison abolition ⓘ prisoners' rights ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nancy Kurshan Yippie activist ⓘ |
| basedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| coFounded | Youth International Party ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-prison activism
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criminal justice ⓘ human rights ⓘ prison reform ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political writing ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasLivedIn |
Chicago
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New York City ⓘ |
| hasPart |
activist organizing
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political writing ⓘ public speaking ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
abolition of prisons
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political dissent in the United States ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Youth International Party ⓘ |
| movement |
counterculture of the 1960s
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prison abolition movement ⓘ social justice movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding the Youth International Party
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organizing against high-security prison units ⓘ work on control unit prisons in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1960s antiwar movement
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1960s counterculture ⓘ prisoners' rights campaigns ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago ⓘ |
| spouse | Paul Buhle ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
U.S. prison system
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political repression ⓘ social movements ⓘ |
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Subject: Nancy Kurshan Description of subject: Nancy Kurshan is an American activist and writer best known as a co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies) and for her work in prison abolition and social justice movements.
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