Woman Order
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Woman Order is the nickname for General Order No. 28, a controversial 1862 directive issued by Union General Benjamin Butler in New Orleans that threatened to treat women showing contempt for Union soldiers as prostitutes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Woman Order canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woman Order Context triple: [General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order"), alsoKnownAs, Woman Order]
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A.
Women
"Women" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Bukowski that follows his hard-drinking alter ego Henry Chinaski through a series of raw, often chaotic relationships with various women.
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B.
Ladies
The Ladies are the women's athletic teams representing Centenary College of Louisiana in intercollegiate sports.
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C.
Woman
"Woman" is a 1996 feminist-themed song by Swedish singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry, known for its empowering lyrics and response to James Brown’s "It's a Man's Man's Man's World."
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D.
Woman
Woman is a documentary film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand that presents intimate interviews with women around the world, exploring their experiences, challenges, and perspectives.
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E.
Women’s Worlds
Women’s Worlds is the premier annual international ice hockey tournament for national women’s teams organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
- 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: Woman Order Target entity description: Woman Order is the nickname for General Order No. 28, a controversial 1862 directive issued by Union General Benjamin Butler in New Orleans that threatened to treat women showing contempt for Union soldiers as prostitutes.
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A.
Women
"Women" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Bukowski that follows his hard-drinking alter ego Henry Chinaski through a series of raw, often chaotic relationships with various women.
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B.
Ladies
The Ladies are the women's athletic teams representing Centenary College of Louisiana in intercollegiate sports.
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C.
Woman
Woman is a documentary film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand that presents intimate interviews with women around the world, exploring their experiences, challenges, and perspectives.
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D.
Woman
"Woman" is a 1996 feminist-themed song by Swedish singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry, known for its empowering lyrics and response to James Brown’s "It's a Man's Man's Man's World."
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E.
Women’s Worlds
Women’s Worlds is the premier annual international ice hockey tournament for national women’s teams organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
General Order
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military order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Butler's Woman Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | women in New Orleans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benjamin Butler's administration in New Orleans
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Union occupation of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Major General Benjamin F. Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contentSummary | threatened to treat women who insulted or showed contempt for Union soldiers as prostitutes ⓘ |
| controversialFor | its treatment of women as prostitutes for acts of verbal contempt ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedAs |
a violation of norms of civilized warfare
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an insult to Southern womanhood ⓘ |
| documentType | general order ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of the Gulf (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | threatened arrest and punishment of offending women ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1862 in Louisiana ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most infamous Union orders of the Civil War ⓘ |
| issueDate | 1862-05-15 ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Benjamin Butler
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedIn | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | occupied New Orleans ⓘ |
| legalThreat | women showing contempt for Union soldiers could be treated as women of the town plying their avocation ⓘ |
| location | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Woman Order ⓘ |
| officialName | General Order No. 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to deter public insults and contempt toward Union soldiers ⓘ |
| reaction |
provoked international outrage
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used as Confederate propaganda ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Union military government in the Confederacy
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gender and warfare ⓘ laws of war ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civilians under military occupation
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gendered conduct regulations ⓘ military discipline ⓘ |
| targetOf |
British criticism
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Confederate criticism ⓘ French criticism ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Woman Order Description of subject: Woman Order is the nickname for General Order No. 28, a controversial 1862 directive issued by Union General Benjamin Butler in New Orleans that threatened to treat women showing contempt for Union soldiers as prostitutes.
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