Esther de Berdt Reed
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Esther de Berdt Reed was a prominent Patriot leader and philanthropist during the American Revolutionary War, best known for organizing women’s support for the Continental Army and advancing early American women’s political activism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Esther de Berdt Reed canonical | 2 |
| Esther De Berdt Reed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7590392 — 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: Esther de Berdt Reed Context triple: [Ladies Association of Philadelphia, hasLeader, Esther de Berdt Reed]
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A.
Esther Stoddard Edwards
Esther Stoddard Edwards was the daughter of prominent American theologian Jonathan Edwards and a member of the influential Edwards-Stoddard New England clerical family.
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B.
Esther Blodgett
Esther Blodgett is the aspiring singer and actress who becomes a Hollywood star under the stage name Vicki Lester in the 1954 film "A Star Is Born."
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C.
Judith Bayard
Judith Bayard was a member of the prominent Bayard family in New Netherland and the wife of colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant, linking two influential dynastic lines in early New York history.
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D.
Amaryllis Trumbull
Amaryllis Trumbull is a character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," known as the melodramatic, aspiring opera-singer wife of the beleaguered undertaker Waldo Trumbull.
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E.
Catherine Littlefield
Catherine Littlefield was an American Revolutionary-era plantation manager and the wife of General Nathanael Greene, noted for her role in supporting the Continental Army and later being associated with the development of the cotton gin.
- 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: Esther de Berdt Reed Target entity description: Esther de Berdt Reed was a prominent Patriot leader and philanthropist during the American Revolutionary War, best known for organizing women’s support for the Continental Army and advancing early American women’s political activism.
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A.
Esther Stoddard Edwards
Esther Stoddard Edwards was the daughter of prominent American theologian Jonathan Edwards and a member of the influential Edwards-Stoddard New England clerical family.
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B.
Esther Blodgett
Esther Blodgett is the aspiring singer and actress who becomes a Hollywood star under the stage name Vicki Lester in the 1954 film "A Star Is Born."
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C.
Judith Bayard
Judith Bayard was a member of the prominent Bayard family in New Netherland and the wife of colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant, linking two influential dynastic lines in early New York history.
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D.
Amaryllis Trumbull
Amaryllis Trumbull is a character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," known as the melodramatic, aspiring opera-singer wife of the beleaguered undertaker Waldo Trumbull.
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E.
Catherine Littlefield
Catherine Littlefield was an American Revolutionary-era plantation manager and the wife of General Nathanael Greene, noted for her role in supporting the Continental Army and later being associated with the development of the cotton gin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Patriot leader
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person ⓘ |
| activity |
coordinated production of clothing for Continental soldiers
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organized door-to-door fundraising campaign in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Patriots
NERFINISHED
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George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Sentiments of an American Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1756-10-22 ⓘ |
| birthName | Esther de Berdt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | dysentery ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1780-09-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Dennis de Berdt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Esther de Berdt Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Esther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating women’s political engagement
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founding the Ladies Association of Philadelphia ⓘ fundraising for Continental Army soldiers ⓘ organizing women’s support for the Continental Army ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mother | Martha Symon de Berdt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
American Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Patriot cause ⓘ early American women’s political activism ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Sentiments of an American Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| opposed | British rule in the American colonies ⓘ |
| organizationFounded | Ladies Association of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfNotableWork | 1780 ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | leader of the Ladies Association of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| spouse | Joseph Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
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George Washington’s army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esther de Berdt Reed Description of subject: Esther de Berdt Reed was a prominent Patriot leader and philanthropist during the American Revolutionary War, best known for organizing women’s support for the Continental Army and advancing early American women’s political activism.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Esther De Berdt Reed