The Annex
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The Annex was the informal name for the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, an institution that provided women access to Harvard-level higher education in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Annex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7623829 — 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 Annex Context triple: [Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, alsoKnownAs, The Annex]
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A.
The Annex
The Annex is a vibrant, historic neighbourhood in downtown Toronto known for its Victorian and Edwardian houses, student population, and lively cultural and commercial scene.
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B.
Gunter Annex
Gunter Annex is a U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, that serves as a key site for cyber, education, and support operations within the Air Force.
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C.
Talus House
Talus House is an ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling built into the base of the canyon wall in what is now Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico.
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D.
Schindler Terrace
Schindler Terrace is an outdoor architectural and viewing space within Los Angeles’s Barnsdall Art Park, associated with the modernist legacy of architect Rudolf Schindler.
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E.
Wallabout
Wallabout is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, known for its proximity to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and its early industrial and maritime heritage.
- 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 Annex Target entity description: The Annex was the informal name for the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, an institution that provided women access to Harvard-level higher education in the late 19th century.
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A.
The Annex
The Annex is a vibrant, historic neighbourhood in downtown Toronto known for its Victorian and Edwardian houses, student population, and lively cultural and commercial scene.
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B.
Gunter Annex
Gunter Annex is a U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, that serves as a key site for cyber, education, and support operations within the Air Force.
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C.
Talus House
Talus House is an ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling built into the base of the canyon wall in what is now Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico.
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D.
Schindler Terrace
Schindler Terrace is an outdoor architectural and viewing space within Los Angeles’s Barnsdall Art Park, associated with the modernist legacy of architect Rudolf Schindler.
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E.
Wallabout
Wallabout is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, known for its proximity to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and its early industrial and maritime heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
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informal name ⓘ women's college precursor ⓘ |
| academicLevel |
higher education
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higher education ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Harvard University
NERFINISHED
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Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early provider of higher education for women associated with Harvard
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early provider of higher education for women associated with Harvard ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| offeredInstructionComparableTo |
Harvard University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide women access to Harvard-level higher education
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to provide women access to Harvard-level higher education ⓘ |
| targetDemographic |
women
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women ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late 19th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Annex Description of subject: The Annex was the informal name for the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, an institution that provided women access to Harvard-level higher education in the late 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.