A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe
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A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe is an 18th-century American captivity narrative recounting Jemima Howe’s abduction and hardships during frontier conflicts between colonists and Native Americans.
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| A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe Context triple: [American frontier captivity narratives, hasNotableExample, A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe]
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A.
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America is a 19th-century slave narrative memoir in which Moses Grandy recounts his experiences of enslavement and eventual freedom, contributing to the abolitionist movement.
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B.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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C.
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself
*The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself* is a groundbreaking 1831 slave narrative and abolitionist text, recounting the life and suffering of Mary Prince and recognized as the first account of a Black woman’s life published in Britain.
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D.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the 19th-century dictated autobiography of abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, chronicling her life from enslavement to prominent reformer.
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E.
The Ticket-of-Leave Man
The Ticket-of-Leave Man is a 19th-century melodramatic stage play by Tom Taylor that helped popularize the character of the wrongfully accused ex-convict in Victorian theatre.
- 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: A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe Target entity description: A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe is an 18th-century American captivity narrative recounting Jemima Howe’s abduction and hardships during frontier conflicts between colonists and Native Americans.
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A.
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America is a 19th-century slave narrative memoir in which Moses Grandy recounts his experiences of enslavement and eventual freedom, contributing to the abolitionist movement.
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B.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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C.
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself
*The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself* is a groundbreaking 1831 slave narrative and abolitionist text, recounting the life and suffering of Mary Prince and recognized as the first account of a Black woman’s life published in Britain.
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D.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the 19th-century dictated autobiography of abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, chronicling her life from enslavement to prominent reformer.
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E.
The Ticket-of-Leave Man
The Ticket-of-Leave Man is a 19th-century melodramatic stage play by Tom Taylor that helped popularize the character of the wrongfully accused ex-convict in Victorian theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century American literature
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captivity narrative ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Native American raid on a frontier settlement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
abduction of Jemima Howe
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hardships in Native American captivity ⓘ life on the colonial American frontier ⓘ |
| documents |
conditions of prisoners held by Native Americans
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movement of captives through frontier regions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Jemima Howe ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
female experience in captivity
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frontier violence ⓘ survival under captivity ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical narrative
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captivity narrative ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural encounter
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endurance ⓘ family loss ⓘ religious providence ⓘ survival and resilience ⓘ violence on the frontier ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British colonial America
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linked to:
British America
colonial–Native American relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of Protestant captivity testimony
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example of early American women’s life writing ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | American Indian captivity narrative tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French and Indian War
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Indian captivity ⓘ Jemima Howe ⓘ frontier warfare ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between colonists and Native Americans
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family separation ⓘ religious faith under hardship ⓘ |
| setting |
New England frontier
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linked to:
New England–New France borderlands
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| timePeriodDescribed |
18th century
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French and Indian War era ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
studies of captivity narratives
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studies of colonial frontier life ⓘ studies of women in early America ⓘ |
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American frontier captivity narratives
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A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe
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