A'Lelia Walker
E187864
A'Lelia Walker was an American businesswoman, patron of the arts, and prominent Harlem Renaissance socialite, best known as the daughter and heiress of hair-care entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A'Lelia Walker canonical | 5 |
| A’Lelia Walker | 4 |
| A'Lelia Walker (stepdaughter) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1657781 — 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: A'Lelia Walker Context triple: [Madam C. J. Walker, child, A'Lelia Walker]
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A.
Marguerite Erskine Walker
Marguerite Erskine Walker was the wife of American inventor and industrialist George Westinghouse and a prominent Pittsburgh social figure and philanthropist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American writer, playwright, composer, and activist known for her contributions to African American arts and her leadership in Pan-African and civil rights movements.
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C.
Arline Wilkins
Arline Wilkins was the first wife of American singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers, married to him before his rise to major Hollywood fame.
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D.
Voletta Wallace
Voletta Wallace is a Jamaican-born American educator and author best known as the mother of rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and for her work preserving his legacy.
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E.
Leola Brown
Leola Brown was the wife of Oliver Brown, the named plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education.
- 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: A'Lelia Walker Target entity description: A'Lelia Walker was an American businesswoman, patron of the arts, and prominent Harlem Renaissance socialite, best known as the daughter and heiress of hair-care entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker.
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A.
Marguerite Erskine Walker
Marguerite Erskine Walker was the wife of American inventor and industrialist George Westinghouse and a prominent Pittsburgh social figure and philanthropist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American writer, playwright, composer, and activist known for her contributions to African American arts and her leadership in Pan-African and civil rights movements.
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C.
Arline Wilkins
Arline Wilkins was the first wife of American singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers, married to him before his rise to major Hollywood fame.
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D.
Voletta Wallace
Voletta Wallace is a Jamaican-born American educator and author best known as the mother of rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and for her work preserving his legacy.
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E.
Leola Brown
Leola Brown was the wife of Oliver Brown, the named plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Harlem Renaissance figure
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businesswoman ⓘ human ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Countee Cullen
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Harlem Renaissance ⓘ Langston Hughes ⓘ Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| birthName | Lelia McWilliams ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
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surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-08-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
Madam C. J. Walker
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surface form:
Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | Walker ⓘ |
| givenName | Lelia ⓘ |
| hosted | literary salons during the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| inheritedFrom | Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ |
| knownAs | “Joy Goddess of Harlem” ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| mother | Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ |
| name | A'Lelia Walker self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting salons and social gatherings in Harlem
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role in the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ support of African-American artists and writers ⓘ |
| notableResidence | A'Lelia Walker Mansion, Harlem ⓘ |
| occupation |
businesswoman
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patron of the arts ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| parent | Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Vicksburg, Mississippi
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surface form:
Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | president of Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| religion | African Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Dr. Wiley Wilson
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Freeman B. Ransom NERFINISHED ⓘ John Robinson ⓘ |
| supported |
African-American musicians
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African-American visual artists ⓘ African American literature ⓘ
surface form:
African-American writers
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A'Lelia Walker Description of subject: A'Lelia Walker was an American businesswoman, patron of the arts, and prominent Harlem Renaissance socialite, best known as the daughter and heiress of hair-care entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A’Lelia Walker
this entity surface form:
A’Lelia Walker
this entity surface form:
A’Lelia Walker
this entity surface form:
A'Lelia Walker (stepdaughter)
this entity surface form:
A’Lelia Walker