Ann Hopkins
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Ann Hopkins was a management consultant whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, became a pivotal precedent in employment discrimination law, particularly regarding gender stereotyping.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ann Branigar Hopkins | 1 |
| Ann Hopkins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1440460 — 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: Ann Hopkins Context triple: [Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, plaintiff, Ann Hopkins]
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A.
Margo Anderson
Margo Anderson is best known as a former wife of American country music star Kenny Rogers.
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B.
Karen Richards
Karen Richards is a key character in the classic film "All About Eve," a theater insider whose friendship and decisions help drive the story’s backstage drama and betrayal.
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C.
Rose Mary Harbison
Rose Mary Harbison is an American violinist and educator known for her performances, teaching, and long association with composer John Harbison.
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D.
Jane Belson
Jane Belson was a British barrister best known as the wife of author Douglas Adams.
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E.
Helen Hughes
Helen Hughes was a daughter of Charles Evans Hughes, the prominent American statesman who served as both U.S. Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- 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: Ann Hopkins Target entity description: Ann Hopkins was a management consultant whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, became a pivotal precedent in employment discrimination law, particularly regarding gender stereotyping.
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A.
Margo Anderson
Margo Anderson is best known as a former wife of American country music star Kenny Rogers.
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B.
Karen Richards
Karen Richards is a key character in the classic film "All About Eve," a theater insider whose friendship and decisions help drive the story’s backstage drama and betrayal.
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C.
Rose Mary Harbison
Rose Mary Harbison is an American violinist and educator known for her performances, teaching, and long association with composer John Harbison.
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D.
Jane Belson
Jane Belson was a British barrister best known as the wife of author Douglas Adams.
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E.
Helen Hughes
Helen Hughes was a daughter of Charles Evans Hughes, the prominent American statesman who served as both U.S. Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American woman
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litigant ⓘ management consultant ⓘ |
| allegation | denied partnership because of gender stereotyping ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pulmonary disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| courtDecisionOutcome | case remanded with burden-shifting framework ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-12-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-06-20 ⓘ |
| degree |
bachelor's degree in mathematics
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master's degree in mathematics ⓘ |
| describedAs | trailblazer for women in professional services firms ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rice University
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University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| employer | Price Waterhouse ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | management consulting ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ann Hopkins
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ann Branigar Hopkins
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasHonor | recognized as a pioneer in gender discrimination law ⓘ |
| influenced |
subsequent U.S. employment discrimination jurisprudence
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workplace gender equality policies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gender stereotyping legal precedent
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landmark employment discrimination case ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalClaim | sex discrimination in promotion to partnership ⓘ |
| legalContext | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| legalImpact |
contributed to mixed-motive analysis in employment discrimination law
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established that gender stereotyping can constitute sex discrimination under Title VII ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| notableCourtCase | Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins ⓘ |
| notableFact | only woman among 88 candidates for partnership at Price Waterhouse in the year at issue ⓘ |
| notableFor | Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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management consultant ⓘ |
| partyTo | Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Galveston
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surface form:
Galveston, Texas, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| roleInCourtCase | plaintiff ⓘ |
| spouse | Thomas Hopkins ⓘ |
| subjectOf | So Ordered: Making Partner the Hard Way ⓘ |
| titleOfWork | So Ordered: Making Partner the Hard Way ⓘ |
| workedOn | large-scale government and private sector consulting projects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ann Hopkins Description of subject: Ann Hopkins was a management consultant whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, became a pivotal precedent in employment discrimination law, particularly regarding gender stereotyping.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ann Branigar Hopkins