Ina Donna Coolbrith
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Ina Donna Coolbrith was an American poet, librarian, and the first Poet Laureate of California, known for her influential role in the literary life of the American West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agnes Coolbrith | 1 |
| Agnes Moulton Coolbrith | 1 |
| Ina Donna Coolbrith canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ina Donna Coolbrith Context triple: [Ina Coolbrith, fullName, Ina Donna Coolbrith]
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A.
Winifred Reed Landis
Winifred Reed Landis was the wife of longtime Major League Baseball commissioner and federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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B.
Ellen Vesta Emery
Ellen Vesta Emery was the second wife of U.S. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin and a 19th-century American political spouse.
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C.
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was a pioneering American investigative journalist famed for her undercover exposés and record-setting trip around the world.
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D.
Annie Wittenmyer
Annie Wittenmyer was a 19th-century American social reformer, Civil War relief worker, and prominent leader in the temperance movement.
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E.
Maria Weston Chapman
Maria Weston Chapman was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and organizer known for her leadership in the anti-slavery movement and close collaboration with William Lloyd Garrison.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ina Donna Coolbrith Target entity description: Ina Donna Coolbrith was an American poet, librarian, and the first Poet Laureate of California, known for her influential role in the literary life of the American West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Winifred Reed Landis
Winifred Reed Landis was the wife of longtime Major League Baseball commissioner and federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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B.
Ellen Vesta Emery
Ellen Vesta Emery was the second wife of U.S. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin and a 19th-century American political spouse.
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C.
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was a pioneering American investigative journalist famed for her undercover exposés and record-setting trip around the world.
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D.
Annie Wittenmyer
Annie Wittenmyer was a 19th-century American social reformer, Civil War relief worker, and prominent leader in the temperance movement.
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E.
Maria Weston Chapman
Maria Weston Chapman was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and organizer known for her leadership in the anti-slavery movement and close collaboration with William Lloyd Garrison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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human ⓘ librarian ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived | title of California’s first Poet Laureate ⓘ |
| birthName | Josephine Donna Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
California literary histories
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biographical dictionaries of American authors ⓘ |
| employer | Oakland Free Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Coolbrith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
nature poetry ⓘ regional poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Ina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Poet Laureate of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | literary culture of the American West ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American West
NERFINISHED
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California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bohemian Club literary circle (informal association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American West literary movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ina Donna Coolbrith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential role in the literary life of the American West ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Isadora Duncan
NERFINISHED
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Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
California poppy poems
NERFINISHED
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Poems (1894) NERFINISHED ⓘ Songs from the Golden Gate (1895) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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librarian ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nauvoo, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berkeley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Poet Laureate of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Don Carlos Smith (father)
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Smith Sr. (grandfather) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | raised in Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oakland, California, United States
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ina Donna Coolbrith Description of subject: Ina Donna Coolbrith was an American poet, librarian, and the first Poet Laureate of California, known for her influential role in the literary life of the American West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ina Coolbrith
this entity surface form:
Agnes Moulton Coolbrith
this entity surface form:
Agnes Coolbrith