Eleanor Holmes Norton

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civil rights activist human law professor member of the United States House of Representatives politician

Eleanor Holmes Norton is a long-serving American politician, civil rights activist, and law professor who has represented the District of Columbia as its non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Label	Occurrences
Eleanor Holmes Norton canonical	6

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Target entity: Eleanor Holmes Norton
Context triple: [Norton, hasNotableBearer, Eleanor Holmes Norton]

A. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
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B. Sheila Jackson Lee
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C. Chan Marshall
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D. Gayle E. Harris
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E. Anne Gust Brown
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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: Eleanor Holmes Norton
Target entity description: Eleanor Holmes Norton is a long-serving American politician, civil rights activist, and law professor who has represented the District of Columbia as its non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

A. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and former U.S. ambassador who has held prominent leadership roles in major humanitarian and civic organizations.
B. Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee is a long-serving Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives known for her advocacy on civil rights, social justice, and progressive legislation.
C. Chan Marshall
Chan Marshall, better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter and musician acclaimed for her emotionally raw vocals and minimalist, indie-rock and folk-influenced sound.
D. Gayle E. Harris
Gayle E. Harris is an American Episcopal bishop who has served as a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, known for her leadership in social justice and church ministry.
E. Anne Gust Brown
Anne Gust Brown is an American business executive and lawyer best known as the wife of former California Governor Jerry Brown and for her influential role in his political and policy circles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ law professor ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ
academic degree	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Juris Doctor ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ
appointed by	Jimmy Carter ⓘ
award received	Barnard Medal of Distinction ⓘ linked to: Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
country of citizenship	United States of America ⓘ
date of birth	1937-06-13 ⓘ
educated at	Antioch College ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ Yale University ⓘ
electoral district	District of Columbia at-large congressional district ⓘ
employer	Georgetown University Law Center ⓘ
end time for EEOC chair	1981 ⓘ
ethnic group	African American ⓘ
familyName	Norton ⓘ
field of work	civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ
givenName	Eleanor ⓘ
has child	Katherine Felicia Norton ⓘ
has notable role	Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
known for	advocacy for District of Columbia home rule ⓘ advocacy for District of Columbia statehood ⓘ civil rights activism in the 1960s ⓘ
member of	Congressional Black Caucus ⓘ Congressional Progressive Caucus ⓘ
member of political party	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
notable work	co-author of "Sex Discrimination and the Law" ⓘ
occupation	civil rights activist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ professor of law ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
participated in	civil rights movement ⓘ
place of birth	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
position held	Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia ⓘ Delegate to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
religion	Baptist ⓘ
residence	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sex or gender	female ⓘ
spouse	Edward Norton ⓘ
start time	1991-01-03 ⓘ
start time for EEOC chair	1977 ⓘ
work location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norton → hasNotableBearer → Eleanor Holmes Norton ⓘ

Antioch College → notableAlumni → Eleanor Holmes Norton ⓘ

District of Columbia at-large congressional district → currentRepresentative → Eleanor Holmes Norton ⓘ

District of Columbia at-large congressional district → firstDelegateSeated → Eleanor Holmes Norton ⓘ

International Women’s Forum → founder → Eleanor Holmes Norton ⓘ

Washingtonian of the Year → hasNotableRecipient → Eleanor Holmes Norton ⓘ

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