Marilyn Frye
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Marilyn Frye is an American feminist philosopher best known for her influential work on oppression, sexism, and the social construction of gender.
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| Marilyn Frye canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Frye Context triple: [Frye, hasNotableBearer, Marilyn Frye]
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Sylvia Welter
Sylvia Welter was the brief first wife of American author J. D. Salinger, whom he married shortly after World War II.
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Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is an influential Black feminist scholar, activist, and writer who co-founded the Combahee River Collective and helped shape contemporary intersectional feminist thought.
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Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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D.
Maxine Greene
Maxine Greene was an influential American educational philosopher and social theorist known for her work on aesthetic education, imagination, and the role of the arts in fostering social justice in schools.
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E.
Eve Lydon
Eve Lydon is a supporting character in the action film "Crank: High Voltage," involved in the chaotic, high-energy world surrounding protagonist Chev Chelios.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Frye Target entity description: Marilyn Frye is an American feminist philosopher best known for her influential work on oppression, sexism, and the social construction of gender.
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A.
Sylvia Welter
Sylvia Welter was the brief first wife of American author J. D. Salinger, whom he married shortly after World War II.
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B.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is an influential Black feminist scholar, activist, and writer who co-founded the Combahee River Collective and helped shape contemporary intersectional feminist thought.
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C.
Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is the wife of Benjamin A. Smith II, a former United States Senator from Massachusetts and close associate of the Kennedy family.
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D.
Maxine Greene
Maxine Greene was an influential American educational philosopher and social theorist known for her work on aesthetic education, imagination, and the role of the arts in fostering social justice in schools.
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E.
Eve Lydon
Eve Lydon is a supporting character in the action film "Crank: High Voltage," involved in the chaotic, high-energy world surrounding protagonist Chev Chelios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American feminist
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academic ⓘ feminist philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer |
Michigan State University
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linked to:
Michigan State College
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| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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feminist philosophy ⓘ philosophy of gender ⓘ philosophy of oppression ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
philosophy
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women’s studies ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
White American
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linked to:
European American
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| influenced |
LGBTQ studies
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contemporary feminist philosophy ⓘ gender studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Simone de Beauvoir
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radical feminist theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
LGBT issues
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feminist theory ⓘ oppression ⓘ sexism ⓘ |
| movement |
radical feminism
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second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
double bind
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oppression as a system of interlocking barriers ⓘ sexism as a system of oppression ⓘ social construction of gender ⓘ |
| notableIdea | birdcage metaphor for oppression ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory
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“Lesbian ‘Sex’ in Lesbian Perspective” (essay) ⓘ “On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” (essay) ⓘ “Oppression” (essay) ⓘ “Sexism” (essay) ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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linked to:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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| positionHeld | Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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Instruction
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