Lillian Wald
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Lillian Wald was an American nurse, social worker, and reformer who pioneered public health nursing and championed social justice and community-based care in New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lillian Wald canonical | 5 |
| Lillian D. Wald | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2693456 — 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: Lillian Wald Context triple: [Henry Street Settlement, foundedBy, Lillian Wald]
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A.
Alice Hamilton
Alice Hamilton was a pioneering American physician and researcher who became the nation’s leading expert in industrial medicine and occupational health in the early 20th century.
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B.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House who became one of the most influential leaders of the Progressive Era and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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C.
Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse who founded organizations that evolved into Planned Parenthood and played a pivotal role in the reproductive rights movement.
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D.
Jane Adams
Jane Adams is an American actress known for her work in independent films, television, and theater, including roles in "Happiness," "Hung," and "Frasier."
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E.
Martha Rogers
Martha Rogers is a member of the prominent Rogers family of Canadian business and telecommunications, known as a daughter of the late media magnate Ted Rogers.
- 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: Lillian Wald Target entity description: Lillian Wald was an American nurse, social worker, and reformer who pioneered public health nursing and championed social justice and community-based care in New York City.
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A.
Alice Hamilton
Alice Hamilton was a pioneering American physician and researcher who became the nation’s leading expert in industrial medicine and occupational health in the early 20th century.
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B.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House who became one of the most influential leaders of the Progressive Era and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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C.
Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse who founded organizations that evolved into Planned Parenthood and played a pivotal role in the reproductive rights movement.
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D.
Jane Adams
Jane Adams is an American actress known for her work in independent films, television, and theater, including roles in "Happiness," "Hung," and "Frasier."
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E.
Martha Rogers
Martha Rogers is a member of the prominent Rogers family of Canadian business and telecommunications, known as a daughter of the late media magnate Ted Rogers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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nurse ⓘ public health pioneer ⓘ social reformer ⓘ social worker ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
child labor laws
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immigrant rights ⓘ public health nursing as a profession ⓘ racial equality ⓘ school nursing programs ⓘ women’s suffrage ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Henry Street Settlement
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surface form:
Henry Street Settlement, New York City
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| coFounderOf |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-03-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-09-01 ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneer of public health nursing in the United States ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University School of Nursing
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surface form:
New York Hospital Training School for Nurses
Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary ⓘ
surface form:
Women’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary (attended, did not complete)
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Wald ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
community health
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public health nursing ⓘ social justice ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| founded |
Henry Street Settlement
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Visiting Nurse Service of New York ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lillian Wald
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lillian D. Wald
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| givenName | Lillian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| movement |
Progressive Era reform movement
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public health movement ⓘ settlement house movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for community-based health care
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advocacy for school nursing ⓘ child labor reform activism ⓘ founding the Henry Street Settlement in New York City ⓘ pioneering public health nursing in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
nurse
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public health nurse ⓘ social reformer ⓘ social worker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cincinnati
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Westport, Connecticut
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surface form:
Westport, Connecticut, United States
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Lower East Side
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surface form:
Lower East Side, Manhattan
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Lower East Side
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surface form:
Lower East Side, New York City
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lillian Wald Description of subject: Lillian Wald was an American nurse, social worker, and reformer who pioneered public health nursing and championed social justice and community-based care in New York City.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lillian D. Wald