Carol Moseley Braun
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Carol Moseley Braun is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Illinois.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carol Moseley Braun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7147891 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carol Moseley Braun Context triple: [Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004, majorCandidate, Carol Moseley Braun]
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A.
Corrine Quinn
Corrine Quinn is a key character in Ta-Nehisi Coates’s novel "The Water Dancer," known for her role in the Underground Railroad–like resistance against slavery.
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B.
Donna Edwards
Donna Edwards is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Maryland known for her advocacy on progressive issues such as voting rights, women's rights, and campaign finance reform.
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C.
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin is a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and the first openly gay woman elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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D.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee is a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives known for her advocacy on civil rights, social justice, and progressive legislation.
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E.
Marie Newman
Marie Newman is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Illinois known for her progressive positions on issues such as healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, and economic inequality.
- 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: Carol Moseley Braun Target entity description: Carol Moseley Braun is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Illinois.
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A.
Corrine Quinn
Corrine Quinn is a key character in Ta-Nehisi Coates’s novel "The Water Dancer," known for her role in the Underground Railroad–like resistance against slavery.
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B.
Donna Edwards
Donna Edwards is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Maryland known for her advocacy on progressive issues such as voting rights, women's rights, and campaign finance reform.
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C.
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin is a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and the first openly gay woman elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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D.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee is a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives known for her advocacy on civil rights, social justice, and progressive legislation.
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E.
Marie Newman
Marie Newman is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Illinois known for her progressive positions on issues such as healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, and economic inequality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Carol Elizabeth Moseley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateInElection |
2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries
ⓘ
2011 Chicago mayoral election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-08-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago Law School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Illinois at Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999-01-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Moseley Braun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy on civil rights issues
ⓘ
breaking racial and gender barriers in U.S. politics ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| name | Carol Moseley Braun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first African American U.S. senator from Illinois
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first African American woman elected to the United States Senate ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Ambassador to New Zealand) | 2001 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Ambassador to Samoa) | 2001 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Ambassador to New Zealand) | 1999 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Ambassador to Samoa) | 1999 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Ambassador to New Zealand
NERFINISHED
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United States Ambassador to Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States senator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Alan J. Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranForOffice |
Mayor of Chicago
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President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInSenate | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1993-01-03 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Peter Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carol Moseley Braun Description of subject: Carol Moseley Braun is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Illinois.
Referenced by (1)
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