A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison is a classic 19th-century captivity narrative recounting the life of a woman captured as a child and adopted by the Seneca, offering a rare, detailed perspective on both frontier and Native American life.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison Context triple: [American frontier captivity narratives, hasNotableExample, A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison]
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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.
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B.
Life Among the Savages
Life Among the Savages is a semi-autobiographical, humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson recounting her chaotic family life and motherhood in small-town Vermont.
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C.
Nanny of the Maroons
Nanny of the Maroons was an 18th-century Jamaican Maroon leader and warrior renowned for her resistance against British colonial rule and her role in securing autonomy for her people.
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D.
Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk
*Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk* is the 1833 dictated life narrative of the Sauk leader Black Hawk, offering a rare Native American perspective on U.S. expansion and the Black Hawk War.
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E.
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.
- 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 Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison Target entity description: A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison is a classic 19th-century captivity narrative recounting the life of a woman captured as a child and adopted by the Seneca, offering a rare, detailed perspective on both frontier and Native American life.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Life Among the Savages
Life Among the Savages is a semi-autobiographical, humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson recounting her chaotic family life and motherhood in small-town Vermont.
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C.
Nanny of the Maroons
Nanny of the Maroons was an 18th-century Jamaican Maroon leader and warrior renowned for her resistance against British colonial rule and her role in securing autonomy for her people.
-
D.
Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk
*Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk* is the 1833 dictated life narrative of the Sauk leader Black Hawk, offering a rare Native American perspective on U.S. expansion and the Black Hawk War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical narrative
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book ⓘ captivity narrative ⓘ |
| author | James E. Seaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral testimony of Mary Jemison ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
cultural adaptation
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gender roles in Native and settler societies ⓘ identity and belonging ⓘ intercultural relations ⓘ violence on the frontier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
adoption of Mary Jemison by the Seneca
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capture of Mary Jemison by Native Americans as a child ⓘ daily life in a Seneca community ⓘ displacement of Native Americans ⓘ frontier warfare and raids ⓘ relations between settlers and Native Americans ⓘ |
| featuresEthnicGroup |
European-American settlers
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Iroquois ⓘ
linked to:
Haudenosaunee
Seneca ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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captivity narrative ⓘ frontier literature ⓘ |
| hasLaterEdition |
20th-century scholarly editions
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modern annotated editions ⓘ numerous 19th-century reprints ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American Revolutionary War
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French and Indian War ⓘ |
| influenced | later studies of Native American captivity narratives ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
American history courses
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American literature courses ⓘ Native American studies courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important early American captivity narrative
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rare detailed account of Seneca life from an adopted captive ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Mary Jemison ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | as-told-to autobiography ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person account as told to an editor ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Canandaigua, New York ⓘ |
| publisher | J. D. Bemis ⓘ |
| setting |
American colonial frontier
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Seneca territory ⓘ
linked to:
Seneca reservations in New York
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| timeSpanCovered | mid-18th century to early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceIn |
ethnohistorical research on the Seneca
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scholarship on women in early American frontier history ⓘ |
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American frontier captivity narratives
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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
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