Mildred McAfee Horton
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Mildred McAfee Horton was an American educator and naval officer who became the first director of the U.S. Navy’s WAVES program and the first woman commissioned as a line officer in the U.S. Navy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mildred McAfee Horton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8112382 — 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: Mildred McAfee Horton Context triple: [Wells College, hasNotableAlumnus, Mildred McAfee Horton]
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A.
Mildred McLean Hazen
Mildred McLean Hazen was an American socialite and Washington, D.C. hostess best known as the wife of Admiral George Dewey.
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B.
Lucile E. Greene
Lucile E. Greene was an American writer and activist known for her work in civil rights and social justice.
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C.
Mildred Ames
Mildred Ames was an American author best known for her science fiction and young adult novels that often explored social issues and speculative futures.
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D.
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Dorothy Salisbury Davis was an American crime and mystery novelist renowned for her psychologically rich storytelling and influential role in mid-20th-century detective fiction.
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E.
Muriel Buck Humphrey
Muriel Buck Humphrey was an American political figure who briefly served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota and was the widow of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
- 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: Mildred McAfee Horton Target entity description: Mildred McAfee Horton was an American educator and naval officer who became the first director of the U.S. Navy’s WAVES program and the first woman commissioned as a line officer in the U.S. Navy.
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A.
Mildred McLean Hazen
Mildred McLean Hazen was an American socialite and Washington, D.C. hostess best known as the wife of Admiral George Dewey.
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B.
Lucile E. Greene
Lucile E. Greene was an American writer and activist known for her work in civil rights and social justice.
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C.
Mildred Ames
Mildred Ames was an American author best known for her science fiction and young adult novels that often explored social issues and speculative futures.
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D.
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Dorothy Salisbury Davis was an American crime and mystery novelist renowned for her psychologically rich storytelling and influential role in mid-20th-century detective fiction.
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E.
Muriel Buck Humphrey
Muriel Buck Humphrey was an American political figure who briefly served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota and was the widow of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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human ⓘ naval officer ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Legion of Merit
ⓘ
Navy Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-05-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-09-02 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
U.S. Navy historical records
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval History and Heritage Command
Wellesley College archives ⓘ
linked to:
Wellesley College
|
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
ⓘ
Vanderbilt University ⓘ |
| employer | Wellesley College ⓘ |
| familyName |
Horton
ⓘ
McAfee ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education administration
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ |
| genre | educational administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Mildred ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix |
Commander
ⓘ
Dr. ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Association of University Women
ⓘ
National Academy of Education ⓘ National Council of Churches ⓘ WAVES ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Commander
ⓘ
Lieutenant Commander ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
First director of the U.S. Navy WAVES program
ⓘ
First woman commissioned as a line officer in the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Advocacy for women’s higher education
ⓘ
Pioneering role for women in the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of the U.S. Navy WAVES program ⓘ |
| occupation |
college president
ⓘ
educator ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Parkville, Missouri, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Parkville, Missouri
|
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin, Vermont, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin, Vermont
|
| positionHeld |
Director of the WAVES
ⓘ
President of Wellesley College ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| residence |
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States of America
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linked to:
Wellesley, Massachusetts
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Douglas Horton ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States of America
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linked to:
Wellesley, Massachusetts
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mildred McAfee Horton Description of subject: Mildred McAfee Horton was an American educator and naval officer who became the first director of the U.S. Navy’s WAVES program and the first woman commissioned as a line officer in the U.S. Navy.
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