A Colored Woman in a White World
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A Colored Woman in a White World is the 1940 autobiography of civil rights and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell, chronicling her life and struggles against racism and sexism in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Colored Woman in a White World canonical | 4 |
| autobiography "A Colored Woman in a White World" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2699308 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Colored Woman in a White World Context triple: [Mary Church Terrell, notableWork, A Colored Woman in a White World]
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A.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
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B.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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C.
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place is a 1989 television miniseries adaptation of Gloria Naylor’s novel, depicting the interconnected struggles and resilience of Black women living in a rundown urban housing project.
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D.
For Colored Girls
"For Colored Girls" is a 2010 drama film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem, depicting the intersecting lives and struggles of several Black women in New York City.
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E.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
- 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 Colored Woman in a White World Target entity description: A Colored Woman in a White World is the 1940 autobiography of civil rights and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell, chronicling her life and struggles against racism and sexism in the United States.
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A.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
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B.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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C.
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place is a 1989 television miniseries adaptation of Gloria Naylor’s novel, depicting the interconnected struggles and resilience of Black women living in a rundown urban housing project.
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D.
For Colored Girls
"For Colored Girls" is a 2010 drama film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem, depicting the intersecting lives and struggles of several Black women in New York City.
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E.
The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am is a 1992 R&B and soul album by Chaka Khan that showcases her powerful vocals through a blend of contemporary production and classic funk-infused grooves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| about |
Black women’s club movement
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anti-lynching activism ⓘ education of African Americans ⓘ suffrage movement in the United States ⓘ |
| author | Mary Church Terrell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsTimePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era
gender discrimination ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ |
| documentType | life narrative ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African-American women’s experiences
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intersection of race and gender ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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autobiography ⓘ civil rights literature ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
civil rights activist
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educator ⓘ women’s rights activist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Black women’s leadership
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education as empowerment ⓘ gender inequality ⓘ political activism ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mary Church Terrell
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civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ sexism in the United States ⓘ women’s rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of Black women’s activism
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early Black feminist perspective ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| title | A Colored Woman in a White World self-link ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: A Colored Woman in a White World Description of subject: A Colored Woman in a White World is the 1940 autobiography of civil rights and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell, chronicling her life and struggles against racism and sexism in the United States.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mary Church Terrell
subject surface form:
Mary Church Terrell
subject surface form:
Mary Eliza Church Terrell
this entity surface form:
autobiography "A Colored Woman in a White World"