Anna Jarvis
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Anna Jarvis was an American activist credited with founding the modern observance of Mother's Day in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Anna Jarvis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11385705 — 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: Anna Jarvis Context triple: [Mother's Day, hasKeyFigure, Anna Jarvis]
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A.
Mary White Morris
Mary White Morris was an American socialite and prominent figure in early U.S. political society, known for her marriage to Founding Father and financier Robert Morris.
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B.
Anna Amelia Pratt
Anna Amelia Pratt was the mother of American businessman and politician George W. Romney and a member of the prominent Pratt family with roots in the Latter-day Saint community.
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C.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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D.
Amaryllis Trumbull
Amaryllis Trumbull is a character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," known as the melodramatic, aspiring opera-singer wife of the beleaguered undertaker Waldo Trumbull.
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E.
Mary Frances Reynolds
Mary Frances Reynolds, better known as Debbie Reynolds, was an American actress, singer, and dancer famed for her roles in classic Hollywood films such as "Singin' in the Rain."
- 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 Jarvis Target entity description: Anna Jarvis was an American activist credited with founding the modern observance of Mother's Day in the early 20th century.
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A.
Mary White Morris
Mary White Morris was an American socialite and prominent figure in early U.S. political society, known for her marriage to Founding Father and financier Robert Morris.
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B.
Anna Amelia Pratt
Anna Amelia Pratt was the mother of American businessman and politician George W. Romney and a member of the prominent Pratt family with roots in the Latter-day Saint community.
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C.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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D.
Amaryllis Trumbull
Amaryllis Trumbull is a character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," known as the melodramatic, aspiring opera-singer wife of the beleaguered undertaker Waldo Trumbull.
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E.
Mary Frances Reynolds
Mary Frances Reynolds, better known as Debbie Reynolds, was an American actress, singer, and dancer famed for her roles in classic Hollywood films such as "Singin' in the Rain."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
activist
ⓘ
human ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, Grafton, West Virginia
ⓘ
Mother's Day International Association ⓘ |
| burialPlace | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | successful lobbying for a national Mother's Day in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1908-05-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-05-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1948-11-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Augusta Female Seminary
ⓘ
Mary Baldwin College ⓘ
linked to:
Mary Baldwin University campus
|
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Jarvis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
holiday establishment campaigns
ⓘ
social activism ⓘ |
| givenName | Anna ⓘ |
| hasCause | promotion of a day to honor mothers ⓘ |
| hasNoChildren | true ⓘ |
| heritage | American ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Mother's Day observances in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ann Reeves Jarvis's work with mothers' clubs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigning to establish Mother's Day as an official holiday in the United States
ⓘ
founding the modern observance of Mother's Day ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| mother | Ann Reeves Jarvis ⓘ |
| movement |
Mother's Day movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Mother's Day
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| neverMarried | true ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
campaign to persuade U.S. Congress to recognize Mother's Day
ⓘ
efforts leading to President Woodrow Wilson's 1914 proclamation of Mother's Day ⓘ |
| notableIdea | Mother's Day as a personal, non-commercial expression of love and gratitude to mothers ⓘ |
| notableWork | first official Mother's Day service at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ |
| opposedTo | commercialization of Mother's Day ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Taylor County, West Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Taylor County, West Virginia
Webster, West Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Grafton, West Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Grafton, West Virginia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Claude Jarvis ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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