Ellen Goodman
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Ellen Goodman is an American journalist and syndicated columnist renowned for her insightful commentary on social issues, feminism, and contemporary culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ellen Goodman canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092844 — 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: Ellen Goodman Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, notableRecipient, Ellen Goodman]
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A.
Lorraine Gottfried
Lorraine Gottfried is the birth name of American actress Lorraine Gary, best known for her role as Ellen Brody in the "Jaws" film series.
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B.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
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C.
Ellen Brody
Ellen Brody is the resilient and protective wife of police chief Martin Brody in the Jaws film series, known for her role as a grounding family presence amid the shark-related terror.
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D.
Helen Menken
Helen Menken was an American stage actress prominent in early 20th-century Broadway theatre and an influential figure in the New York theatrical community.
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E.
Suzanne Goldberg
Suzanne Goldberg is a prominent civil rights lawyer and legal scholar known for her work on free speech and equality issues in the United States.
- 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: Ellen Goodman Target entity description: Ellen Goodman is an American journalist and syndicated columnist renowned for her insightful commentary on social issues, feminism, and contemporary culture.
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A.
Lorraine Gottfried
Lorraine Gottfried is the birth name of American actress Lorraine Gary, best known for her role as Ellen Brody in the "Jaws" film series.
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B.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
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C.
Ellen Brody
Ellen Brody is the resilient and protective wife of police chief Martin Brody in the Jaws film series, known for her role as a grounding family presence amid the shark-related terror.
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D.
Helen Menken
Helen Menken was an American stage actress prominent in early 20th-century Broadway theatre and an influential figure in the New York theatrical community.
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E.
Suzanne Goldberg
Suzanne Goldberg is a prominent civil rights lawyer and legal scholar known for her work on free speech and equality issues in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
ⓘ
columnist ⓘ journalist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century journalism
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21st-century journalism ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Commentary ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Patricia O'Brien ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-04-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Radcliffe College
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Smith College ⓘ |
| employer | The Boston Globe ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
feminist writing
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn | end-of-life care conversations ⓘ |
| founded | The Conversation Project ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
opinion journalism
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American culture
ⓘ
family life ⓘ gender equality ⓘ politics ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
books
ⓘ
newspaper columns ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessible writing style
ⓘ
progressive viewpoints ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Society of Newspaper Editors ⓘ |
| movement | feminism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentary on contemporary culture
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commentary on social issues ⓘ feminist commentary ⓘ |
| notableWork |
At Large and At Small
ⓘ
I Know Just What You Mean ⓘ Turning Points ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
syndicated columnist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Newton, Massachusetts
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| spouse | Peter Maranian ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellen Goodman Description of subject: Ellen Goodman is an American journalist and syndicated columnist renowned for her insightful commentary on social issues, feminism, and contemporary culture.
Referenced by (10)
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