Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader, feminist, and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World known as “The Rebel Girl.”
All labels observed (1)
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| Elizabeth Gurley Flynn canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1259972 — 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: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Context triple: [Bread and Roses Strike, keyPerson, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn]
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Lucy Parsons
Lucy Parsons was a prominent American labor organizer, radical socialist and anarchist known for her fiery oratory and activism on behalf of workers, the poor, and political prisoners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Mary Harris Thompson
Mary Harris Thompson was a pioneering American physician and surgeon who founded Chicago’s first hospital for women and children and became one of the earliest prominent female surgeons in the United States.
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C.
Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman was a prominent early 20th-century anarchist, feminist, and political activist known for her radical writings and speeches on social justice, free speech, and workers’ rights.
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D.
A. J. Muste
A. J. Muste was a prominent 20th-century American clergyman, labor organizer, and pacifist leader known for his influential role in the nonviolent peace and civil rights movements.
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E.
Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley was a prominent American social and political reformer who championed labor rights, child welfare, and women's suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Target entity description: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader, feminist, and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World known as “The Rebel Girl.”
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A.
Lucy Parsons
Lucy Parsons was a prominent American labor organizer, radical socialist and anarchist known for her fiery oratory and activism on behalf of workers, the poor, and political prisoners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Mary Harris Thompson
Mary Harris Thompson was a pioneering American physician and surgeon who founded Chicago’s first hospital for women and children and became one of the earliest prominent female surgeons in the United States.
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C.
Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman was a prominent early 20th-century anarchist, feminist, and political activist known for her radical writings and speeches on social justice, free speech, and workers’ rights.
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D.
A. J. Muste
A. J. Muste was a prominent 20th-century American clergyman, labor organizer, and pacifist leader known for his influential role in the nonviolent peace and civil rights movements.
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E.
Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley was a prominent American social and political reformer who championed labor rights, child welfare, and women's suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil liberties advocate
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communist ⓘ feminist ⓘ human ⓘ labor leader ⓘ political activist ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
birth control rights
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free speech ⓘ industrial unionism ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kremlin Wall Necropolis ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gastrointestinal hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-08-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-09-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Flynn ⓘ |
| fullName | Elizabeth Gurley Flynn self-link ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women's rights
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advocacy for workers' rights ⓘ civil liberties defense work ⓘ organizing labor strikes ⓘ role in the Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Civil Liberties Union
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Communist Party USA ⓘ Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ |
| movement |
civil liberties movement
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feminist movement ⓘ labor movement ⓘ |
| nickname | The Rebel Girl ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest under the Smith Act ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Rebel Girl: An Autobiography ⓘ |
| occupation |
labor organizer
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orator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parentOf | Fred Flynn ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Concord, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
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surface form:
Moscow, Soviet Union
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| politicalIdeology |
communism
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socialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chair of the Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
surface form:
The Bronx, New York City
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| subjectOf | song "The Rebel Girl" by Joe Hill ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Description of subject: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader, feminist, and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World known as “The Rebel Girl.”
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.