Vietnam Women’s Memorial

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bronze sculpture monument outdoor sculpture war memorial

The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C. honoring the American women, particularly nurses, who served during the Vietnam War.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Vietnam Women’s Memorial canonical	3
Vietnam Women's Memorial	1
Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C.	1
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project	1
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Statue	1
Vietnam Women’s Memorial, Washington, D.C.	1
Women’s Memorial	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T999037 — 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: Vietnam Women’s Memorial
Context triple: [Vietnam Veterans Memorial, hasComponent, Vietnam Women’s Memorial]

A. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring U.S. service members who fought and died in the Vietnam War, best known for its reflective black granite wall inscribed with the names of the fallen.
B. Korean War Veterans Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is a U.S. national monument in Washington, D.C., honoring those who served and sacrificed during the Korean War through a striking display of soldier statues and commemorative walls.
C. Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial is a commemorative site in Portland honoring Oregonians who served and died in the Vietnam War, featuring contemplative pathways, inscriptions, and landscaped grounds.
D. Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
E. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial is a national monument honoring the contributions and sacrifices of women who have served in the United States Armed Forces throughout history.
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: Vietnam Women’s Memorial
Target entity description: The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C. honoring the American women, particularly nurses, who served during the Vietnam War.

A. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring U.S. service members who fought and died in the Vietnam War, best known for its reflective black granite wall inscribed with the names of the fallen.
B. Korean War Veterans Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is a U.S. national monument in Washington, D.C., honoring those who served and sacrificed during the Korean War through a striking display of soldier statues and commemorative walls.
C. Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial is a commemorative site in Portland honoring Oregonians who served and died in the Vietnam War, featuring contemplative pathways, inscriptions, and landscaped grounds.
D. Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
E. Women in Military Service for America Memorial
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial is a national monument honoring the contributions and sacrifices of women who have served in the United States Armed Forces throughout history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
artist	Glenna Goodacre ⓘ
associatedWith	Vietnam Veterans Memorial ⓘ
category	Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Vietnam War memorials ⓘ
commemoratesConflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
coordinates	38.889°N 77.047°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedTo	women who served during the Vietnam War ⓘ
dedicationDate	1993-11-11 ⓘ
dedicationDay	Veterans Day ⓘ linked to: Armistice Day
depicts	female nurse caring for a wounded soldier ⓘ female nurse holding a helmet ⓘ female nurse looking up in prayer or search for help ⓘ
foundedBy	Diane Carlson Evans ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ
hasAdvocate	Diane Carlson Evans ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Vietnam Women’s Memorial Statue ⓘ linked to: Vietnam Women’s Memorial Vietnam Women’s Memorial, Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: Vietnam Women’s Memorial
hasHeightApprox	2.4 meters ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage	English ⓘ
hasOrganizationBehind	Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project ⓘ linked to: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
hasSculptor	Glenna Goodacre ⓘ
hasSubject	one wounded male soldier ⓘ three women ⓘ
hasTheme	nursing and medical care in war ⓘ recognition of women’s military service ⓘ
honors	American military nurses in the Vietnam War ⓘ American women who served in the Vietnam War ⓘ
locatedIn	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInPark	Constitution Gardens ⓘ
locatedOn	National Mall ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ
nearby	Lincoln Memorial ⓘ Three Soldiers statue ⓘ linked to: Three Servicemen statue Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall ⓘ linked to: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
partOf	Vietnam Veterans Memorial complex ⓘ linked to: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
unveiledOn	1993-11-11 ⓘ
yearCompleted	1993 ⓘ

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