Doris McLemore
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Doris McLemore was a Native American woman recognized as the last fluent speaker and a key preserver of the endangered Wichita language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doris McLemore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23396403 — 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: Doris McLemore Context triple: [Wichita language, lastKnownFluentSpeaker, Doris McLemore]
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A.
Doris Cheatham
Doris Cheatham is an American former competitive swimmer who won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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B.
Edna Mae McCauley
Edna Mae McCauley is the central character in the 1980 drama film "Resurrection," a woman who miraculously survives a near-fatal accident and discovers she has the power to heal others.
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C.
Betty Hodges
Betty Hodges is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Hodges.
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D.
Betty Jean Newsome
Betty Jean Newsome was an American songwriter best known for co-writing James Brown’s classic soul ballad “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.”
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E.
Delia Mae Drinkard
Delia Mae Drinkard is a member of the Drinkard family, a gospel-rooted musical clan from which several notable American singers emerged.
- 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: Doris McLemore Target entity description: Doris McLemore was a Native American woman recognized as the last fluent speaker and a key preserver of the endangered Wichita language.
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A.
Doris Cheatham
Doris Cheatham is an American former competitive swimmer who won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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B.
Edna Mae McCauley
Edna Mae McCauley is the central character in the 1980 drama film "Resurrection," a woman who miraculously survives a near-fatal accident and discovers she has the power to heal others.
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C.
Betty Hodges
Betty Hodges is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Hodges.
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D.
Betty Jean Newsome
Betty Jean Newsome was an American songwriter best known for co-writing James Brown’s classic soul ballad “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.”
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E.
Delia Mae Drinkard
Delia Mae Drinkard is a member of the Drinkard family, a gospel-rooted musical clan from which several notable American singers emerged.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.