Emily Greene Balch
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Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist, and peace activist who co-founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work in international cooperation and disarmament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emily Greene Balch canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1439610 — 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: Emily Greene Balch Context triple: [Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, hasNotableMember, Emily Greene Balch]
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A.
Jane Adams
Jane Adams is an American actress known for her work in independent films, television, and theater, including roles in "Happiness," "Hung," and "Frasier."
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B.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House who became one of the most influential leaders of the Progressive Era and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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C.
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell was the mother of American poet and critic James Russell Lowell and a member of the prominent Lowell family of New England.
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D.
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent American suffragist and peace activist who led the campaign for women’s right to vote and served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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E.
Edith Scott Bagley
Edith Scott Bagley was an American educator and the younger sister of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, known for her work in education and support of the civil rights movement.
- 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: Emily Greene Balch Target entity description: Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist, and peace activist who co-founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work in international cooperation and disarmament.
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A.
Jane Adams
Jane Adams is an American actress known for her work in independent films, television, and theater, including roles in "Happiness," "Hung," and "Frasier."
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B.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was a pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House who became one of the most influential leaders of the Progressive Era and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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C.
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell
Harriet Brackett Spence Lowell was the mother of American poet and critic James Russell Lowell and a member of the prominent Lowell family of New England.
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D.
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent American suffragist and peace activist who led the campaign for women’s right to vote and served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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E.
Edith Scott Bagley
Edith Scott Bagley was an American educator and the younger sister of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, known for her work in education and support of the civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ peace activist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Nobel Peace Prize
ⓘ
Nobel Prize ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Peace Prize
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| coFounded | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bryn Mawr College
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Harvard University ⓘ University of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Sorbonne University
|
| employer | Wellesley College ⓘ |
| familyName | Balch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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international relations ⓘ peace movement ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| givenName | Emily ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of disarmament
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leadership in Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ⓘ work for international cooperation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ⓘ |
| movement |
internationalism
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pacifism ⓘ women's peace movement ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Peace ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Approaches to the Great Settlement
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Women at The Hague ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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peace activist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
peace movement during World War I
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peace movement during World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Jamaica Plain
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| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| positionHeld |
leader of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
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professor at Wellesley College ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Wellesley, Massachusetts
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Emily Greene Balch Description of subject: Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist, and peace activist who co-founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work in international cooperation and disarmament.
Referenced by (6)
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