Virginia Minor
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Virginia Minor was a 19th-century American suffragist best known for challenging voting restrictions in a landmark Supreme Court case asserting women’s right to vote under the U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virginia Minor canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9894938 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Minor Context triple: [Virginia Minor women’s suffrage case, hasMainParty, Virginia Minor]
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A.
Virginia Gilmore
Virginia Gilmore was an American stage, film, and television actress active in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Virginia Otis
Virginia Otis is a compassionate and courageous young American girl in Oscar Wilde’s novella "The Canterville Ghost," whose empathy and bravery ultimately bring peace to the troubled spirit haunting Canterville Chase.
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C.
Virginia Leftwich Bell
Virginia Leftwich Bell was the mother of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, and a member of the prominent Bell family with deep ties to Christian ministry and missionary work.
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D.
Lucy Harris
Lucy Harris is a tragic, working-class woman and love interest in the musical "Jekyll & Hyde," whose relationship with Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Hyde highlights the story’s themes of duality and moral corruption.
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E.
Virginia Gray
Virginia Gray is a notable individual recognized for her contributions in her respective field, distinguished enough to be cited as a prominent bearer of the surname Gray.
- 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: Virginia Minor Target entity description: Virginia Minor was a 19th-century American suffragist best known for challenging voting restrictions in a landmark Supreme Court case asserting women’s right to vote under the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
Virginia Gilmore
Virginia Gilmore was an American stage, film, and television actress active in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Virginia Otis
Virginia Otis is a compassionate and courageous young American girl in Oscar Wilde’s novella "The Canterville Ghost," whose empathy and bravery ultimately bring peace to the troubled spirit haunting Canterville Chase.
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C.
Virginia Leftwich Bell
Virginia Leftwich Bell was the mother of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, and a member of the prominent Bell family with deep ties to Christian ministry and missionary work.
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D.
Lucy Harris
Lucy Harris is a tragic, working-class woman and love interest in the musical "Jekyll & Hyde," whose relationship with Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Hyde highlights the story’s themes of duality and moral corruption.
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E.
Virginia Gray
Virginia Gray is a notable individual recognized for her contributions in her respective field, distinguished enough to be cited as a prominent bearer of the surname Gray.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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suffragist ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
expansion of voting rights to women
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interpretation of the U.S. Constitution to include women's suffrage ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Missouri Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1824-03-27 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | constitutional test case for women's right to vote ⓘ |
| citizenshipClaimBasis |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1894-08-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Minor ⓘ |
| fullName | Virginia Louisa Minor ⓘ |
| givenName | Virginia ⓘ |
| hasSignificantInfluenceOn |
legal debates over the Fourteenth Amendment and voting rights
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the strategy of using constitutional arguments for women's suffrage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | asserting that women had the right to vote under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped shape constitutional arguments later used in the women's suffrage movement
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her Supreme Court case highlighted limits of the Fourteenth Amendment for securing women's voting rights ⓘ |
| legalCase | Minor v. Happersett ⓘ |
| legalClaim | that women are citizens and therefore entitled to the right to vote ⓘ |
| memberOf | women's suffrage movement in Missouri ⓘ |
| movement | women's suffrage movement in the United States ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Minor v. Happersett
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challenging voting restrictions on women in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Minor v. Happersett ⓘ |
| occupation | suffragist ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Reese Happersett ⓘ |
| partnerInActivismWith | Francis Minor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
St. Louis, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| politicalGoal |
recognition of women's right to vote as a constitutional right
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women's suffrage in Missouri ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader in the Missouri Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant (inferred, not definitively documented) ⓘ |
| residence |
Missouri
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St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| roleInLegalCase | plaintiff in Minor v. Happersett ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Francis Minor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virginia Minor Description of subject: Virginia Minor was a 19th-century American suffragist best known for challenging voting restrictions in a landmark Supreme Court case asserting women’s right to vote under the U.S. Constitution.
Referenced by (4)
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