The Book of the City of Ladies
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The Book of the City of Ladies is a pioneering early 15th-century feminist allegorical work that defends and celebrates women’s worth, intelligence, and contributions to society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of the City of Ladies canonical | 1 |
| The Treasure of the City of Ladies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19216362 — 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 Book of the City of Ladies Context triple: [Christine de Pizan, notableWork, The Book of the City of Ladies]
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A.
Catalogue of Women
Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and myths of heroic women and their descendants.
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B.
In Praise of Women
"In Praise of Women" is a witty, patter-style musical number from Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical *A Little Night Music*, sung by the character Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm as he ironically extols and laments the complexities of women.
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C.
De mulieribus claris
De mulieribus claris is a 14th-century Latin collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that portrays famous women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind devoted entirely to women.
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D.
Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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E.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women is a 1558 polemical treatise condemning female monarchs and arguing that female rule is contrary to divine and natural law.
- 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 Book of the City of Ladies Target entity description: The Book of the City of Ladies is a pioneering early 15th-century feminist allegorical work that defends and celebrates women’s worth, intelligence, and contributions to society.
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A.
Catalogue of Women
Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and myths of heroic women and their descendants.
-
B.
In Praise of Women
"In Praise of Women" is a witty, patter-style musical number from Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical *A Little Night Music*, sung by the character Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm as he ironically extols and laments the complexities of women.
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C.
De mulieribus claris
De mulieribus claris is a 14th-century Latin collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that portrays famous women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind devoted entirely to women.
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D.
Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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E.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women is a 1558 polemical treatise condemning female monarchs and arguing that female rule is contrary to divine and natural law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Book of the City of Ladies