The March family
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The March family is the close-knit group of sisters and their mother at the heart of Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for their warmth, moral growth, and domestic struggles during the American Civil War era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The March family canonical | 3 |
| the March family | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10971726 — 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 March family Context triple: [Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, neighborOf, The March family]
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A.
Miller family
The Miller family is a prominent Columbus, Indiana family known for commissioning the architecturally significant Miller House, a landmark of modernist residential design.
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B.
Martin family
The Martin family is a central, long-running fictional family on the soap opera "All My Children," known for its multigenerational storylines and key role in the series' drama.
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C.
Walker family
The Walker family is the central fictional family in the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters," around whom the show's personal and political storylines revolve.
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D.
Walker family
The Walker family is a prominent American political and business dynasty closely connected to the Bush family through generations of influence and public service.
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E.
Taylor family
The Taylor family is a namesake benefactor family recognized for its significant contributions that led to the naming of Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field.
- 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 March family Target entity description: The March family is the close-knit group of sisters and their mother at the heart of Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for their warmth, moral growth, and domestic struggles during the American Civil War era.
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A.
Miller family
The Miller family is a prominent Columbus, Indiana family known for commissioning the architecturally significant Miller House, a landmark of modernist residential design.
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B.
Martin family
The Martin family is a central, long-running fictional family on the soap opera "All My Children," known for its multigenerational storylines and key role in the series' drama.
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C.
Walker family
The Walker family is the central fictional family in the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters," around whom the show's personal and political storylines revolve.
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D.
Walker family
The Walker family is a prominent American political and business dynasty closely connected to the Bush family through generations of influence and public service.
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E.
Taylor family
The Taylor family is a namesake benefactor family recognized for its significant contributions that led to the naming of Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
ⓘ
literary character group ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Little Women
ⓘ
stage adaptations of Little Women ⓘ television adaptations of Little Women ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Good Wives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jo's Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Alcott family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
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domestic life ⓘ moral growth ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Louisa May Alcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic representation of American domestic fiction ⓘ |
| embodies |
domestic virtue
ⓘ
female independence in 19th century context ⓘ |
| facesChallenge |
illness and loss
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ separation during war ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| hasDaughter |
Amy March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth March NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephine March NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMatriarch | Margaret March Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Amy March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth March NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephine March NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret March NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret March Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatriarch | Robert March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Transcendentalist ideals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
financial hardship
ⓘ
strong moral values ⓘ warmth and mutual support ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist family of Little Women ⓘ |
| residesIn | Concord, Massachusetts (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| setDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The March family Description of subject: The March family is the close-knit group of sisters and their mother at the heart of Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for their warmth, moral growth, and domestic struggles during the American Civil War era.
Referenced by (6)
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