Lois
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Lois is a central character in Alison Bechdel’s long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For," known for her outspoken, politically engaged, and often radical lesbian feminist persona.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4979472 — 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)
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Target entity: Lois Context triple: [Dykes to Watch Out For, hasCharacter, Lois]
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A.
Lois
Lois is the grandmother of Saint Timothy mentioned in the New Testament, noted for her sincere faith and role in nurturing Timothy’s Christian upbringing.
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B.
Lois
Lois is the given first name of the American actress Maureen Stapleton, known for her acclaimed work on stage and screen.
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C.
Lois
Lois is an indie pop singer-songwriter associated with the Olympia, Washington–based label K Records, known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings in the 1990s.
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D.
Lois Blossom
Lois Blossom was the wife of American character actor and poet Roberts Blossom.
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E.
Lucy Lane
Lucy Lane is a supporting character in DC Comics, best known as Lois Lane’s younger sister and often depicted as a love interest of Jimmy Olsen.
- 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: Lois Target entity description: Lois is a central character in Alison Bechdel’s long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For," known for her outspoken, politically engaged, and often radical lesbian feminist persona.
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A.
Lois
Lois is the grandmother of Saint Timothy mentioned in the New Testament, noted for her sincere faith and role in nurturing Timothy’s Christian upbringing.
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B.
Lois
Lois is the given first name of the American actress Maureen Stapleton, known for her acclaimed work on stage and screen.
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C.
Lois
Lois is an indie pop singer-songwriter associated with the Olympia, Washington–based label K Records, known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings in the 1990s.
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D.
Lois Blossom
Lois Blossom was the wife of American character actor and poet Roberts Blossom.
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E.
Lucy Lane
Lucy Lane is a supporting character in DC Comics, best known as Lois Lane’s younger sister and often depicted as a love interest of Jimmy Olsen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic strip character
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feminist character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ lesbian character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dykes to Watch Out For ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
LGBT activism
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lesbian feminism ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Alison Bechdel ⓘ |
| depicts |
lesbian community politics
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queer subculture ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
LGBT comics
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comic strip about lesbian life ⓘ political comics ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole | character created to represent radical lesbian feminist politics ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasNotability | one of the best-known characters in Dykes to Watch Out For ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalView |
left-wing
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radical ⓘ |
| hasSexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| is |
central character in Dykes to Watch Out For
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outspoken ⓘ politically engaged ⓘ radical feminist ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of Dykes to Watch Out For ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | comic strip ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lois Description of subject: Lois is a central character in Alison Bechdel’s long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For," known for her outspoken, politically engaged, and often radical lesbian feminist persona.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.