The Traffic in Women
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"The Traffic in Women" is an essay by anarchist writer Emma Goldman that critiques the social, economic, and moral conditions underpinning prostitution and the exploitation of women.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Traffic in Women canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8460200 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Traffic in Women Context triple: [Anarchism and Other Essays, hasPart, The Traffic in Women]
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A.
Two Women
Two Women is a 1960 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, best known for Sophia Loren’s Oscar-winning performance as a mother struggling to protect her daughter during World War II.
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B.
Two Women
Two Women is a Russian drama film directed by Vera Glagoleva, adapted from Ivan Turgenev’s play "A Month in the Country" and known for its period setting and emotional romantic entanglements.
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C.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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D.
Five Women on the Street
Five Women on the Street is an expressionist painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner that depicts a group of stylized, angular women in a tense urban nighttime scene, exemplifying the psychological intensity and distorted forms of German Expressionism.
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E.
Sex on the Streets
Sex on the Streets is a 1994 house music track by British producer Pizzaman, known for its club-friendly beats and catchy vocal samples.
- 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: The Traffic in Women Target entity description: "The Traffic in Women" is an essay by anarchist writer Emma Goldman that critiques the social, economic, and moral conditions underpinning prostitution and the exploitation of women.
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A.
Two Women
Two Women is a 1960 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, best known for Sophia Loren’s Oscar-winning performance as a mother struggling to protect her daughter during World War II.
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B.
Two Women
Two Women is a Russian drama film directed by Vera Glagoleva, adapted from Ivan Turgenev’s play "A Month in the Country" and known for its period setting and emotional romantic entanglements.
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C.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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D.
Five Women on the Street
Five Women on the Street is an expressionist painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner that depicts a group of stylized, angular women in a tense urban nighttime scene, exemplifying the psychological intensity and distorted forms of German Expressionism.
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E.
Sex on the Streets
Sex on the Streets is a 1994 house music track by British producer Pizzaman, known for its club-friendly beats and catchy vocal samples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| addresses |
causes of prostitution
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link between poverty and prostitution ⓘ marriage as an economic institution ⓘ role of the state in regulating sex work ⓘ social stigma against prostitutes ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
economic independence for women
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social reform ⓘ women’s sexual autonomy ⓘ |
| author | Emma Goldman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
bourgeois morality
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capitalist economic structures ⓘ double standard of sexual morality ⓘ legal persecution of prostitutes ⓘ patriarchal social norms ⓘ |
| genre |
anarchist literature
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feminist essay ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
anarchist feminist thought
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critiques of sex work legislation ⓘ historical feminist debates on prostitution ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Emma Goldman’s essays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
capitalism and prostitution
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economic conditions of women ⓘ exploitation of women ⓘ marriage and women’s oppression ⓘ moral attitudes toward sexuality ⓘ prostitution ⓘ sexual commerce ⓘ social conditions of women ⓘ state regulation of sexuality ⓘ |
| perspective |
anti-capitalist
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feminist ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anarchism ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Emma Goldman ⓘ |
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Subject: The Traffic in Women Description of subject: "The Traffic in Women" is an essay by anarchist writer Emma Goldman that critiques the social, economic, and moral conditions underpinning prostitution and the exploitation of women.
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