The Ladder
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The Ladder is a pioneering lesbian literary and political magazine that served as the primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis and played a crucial role in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ladder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1794512 — 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: The Ladder Context triple: [Yes, notableWork, The Ladder]
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A.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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B.
Jacob's ladder
Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
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C.
The Cradle
The Cradle is an 1872 Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot depicting a tender scene of a mother watching over her sleeping child, and is considered one of her most celebrated works.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
The Coathanger
The Coathanger is the iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, renowned as a symbol of Sydney and Australia.
- 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: The Ladder Target entity description: The Ladder is a pioneering lesbian literary and political magazine that served as the primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis and played a crucial role in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
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A.
The Last Rung on the Ladder
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" is a poignant, emotionally driven short story by Stephen King about childhood, guilt, and tragic loss.
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B.
Jacob's ladder
Jacob's ladder is the biblical vision of a stairway or ladder reaching between earth and heaven, seen by the patriarch Jacob and symbolizing the connection between God and humanity.
-
C.
The Cradle
The Cradle is an 1872 Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot depicting a tender scene of a mother watching over her sleeping child, and is considered one of her most celebrated works.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
The Coathanger
The Coathanger is the iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, renowned as a symbol of Sydney and Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT magazine
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feminist periodical ⓘ lesbian magazine ⓘ literary magazine ⓘ political magazine ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Daughters of Bilitis ⓘ |
| aim |
to advocate for legal and social reform for lesbians
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to challenge negative stereotypes about lesbians ⓘ to provide lesbians with community and information ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco ⓘ |
| ceasedPublication | 1972 ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionMethod |
mailing list
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subscription ⓘ |
| editorInChief |
Del Martin
ⓘ
Phyllis Lyon ⓘ |
| endDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| firstIssueDate | October 1956 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
LGBTQ+ rights
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feminism ⓘ lesbian issues ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
book reviews
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essay ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ political commentary ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the first nationally distributed lesbian magazines in the United States
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pioneering publication in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States ⓘ primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis ⓘ |
| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement |
early LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States
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homophile movement ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Barbara Gittings
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Barbara Grier ⓘ Del Martin ⓘ Phyllis Lyon ⓘ |
| notableEditor |
Barbara Gittings
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Barbara Grier ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
LGBTQ+ liberation
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lesbian feminist ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| publisher | Daughters of Bilitis ⓘ |
| subject |
civil rights
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coming out narratives ⓘ gender roles ⓘ lesbian culture ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
LGBTQ+ readers
ⓘ
lesbian women ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ladder Description of subject: The Ladder is a pioneering lesbian literary and political magazine that served as the primary publication of the Daughters of Bilitis and played a crucial role in early LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yes