Ida Elizabeth Leeson
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Ida Elizabeth Leeson was an Australian librarian and scholar best known as the first woman to be appointed Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of New South Wales and a prominent advocate for women’s rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ida Elizabeth Leeson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13453242 — 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: Ida Elizabeth Leeson Context triple: [Moultrie Kelsall, spouse, Ida Elizabeth Leeson]
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A.
Ida Langdon
Ida Langdon was an American scholar and writer best known for her work on the life and writings of her uncle, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
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B.
Ida Saxton
Ida Saxton was an American First Lady who was married to President William McKinley and known for her fragile health and influence within his administration.
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C.
Ida Crowe
Ida Crowe was the second wife of Scottish editor and publisher Hugh Alexander Pollock, known primarily in relation to his personal life rather than for a prominent public career of her own.
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D.
Ida Alice Shourds
Ida Alice Shourds was the second wife of American industrialist and railroad magnate Henry Flagler, whose troubled marriage and eventual institutionalization became a notable episode in his personal life.
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E.
Hilda Keenan
Hilda Keenan was an American stage and screen actress from a prominent theatrical family and the mother of character actor Keenan Wynn.
- 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: Ida Elizabeth Leeson Target entity description: Ida Elizabeth Leeson was an Australian librarian and scholar best known as the first woman to be appointed Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of New South Wales and a prominent advocate for women’s rights.
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A.
Ida Langdon
Ida Langdon was an American scholar and writer best known for her work on the life and writings of her uncle, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
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B.
Ida Saxton
Ida Saxton was an American First Lady who was married to President William McKinley and known for her fragile health and influence within his administration.
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C.
Ida Crowe
Ida Crowe was the second wife of Scottish editor and publisher Hugh Alexander Pollock, known primarily in relation to his personal life rather than for a prominent public career of her own.
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D.
Ida Alice Shourds
Ida Alice Shourds was the second wife of American industrialist and railroad magnate Henry Flagler, whose troubled marriage and eventual institutionalization became a notable episode in his personal life.
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E.
Hilda Keenan
Hilda Keenan was an American stage and screen actress from a prominent theatrical family and the mother of character actor Keenan Wynn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian scholar
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archivist ⓘ feminist ⓘ human ⓘ librarian ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
equal opportunities for women in libraries
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improved status and pay for women in the public service ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Mitchell Library
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State Library of New South Wales ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Australian librarianship
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women’s employment in cultural institutions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Australian biographical reference works
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records of the State Library of New South Wales ⓘ |
| employer | State Library of New South Wales ⓘ |
| familyName | Leeson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Australian history
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Pacific studies ⓘ archives management ⓘ librarianship ⓘ women’s rights advocacy ⓘ |
| genre | historical research ⓘ |
| givenName | Ida ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement |
expanded and organized significant Australiana and Pacific collections
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first woman to hold the position of Mitchell Librarian ⓘ |
| hasRole |
library administrator
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mentor to women librarians ⓘ senior librarian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women’s rights in the public service
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being the first woman appointed Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of New South Wales ⓘ leadership in the Mitchell Library ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | women’s rights movement in Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor | breaking gender barriers in senior library positions in Australia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of the Mitchell Library collections
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promotion of Australian and Pacific historical research ⓘ |
| occupation |
archivist
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librarian ⓘ public servant ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Australia
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New South Wales ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mitchell Librarian ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
State Library of New South Wales
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Sydney ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ida Elizabeth Leeson Description of subject: Ida Elizabeth Leeson was an Australian librarian and scholar best known as the first woman to be appointed Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of New South Wales and a prominent advocate for women’s rights.
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