The Children of the Poor
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"The Children of the Poor" is a sociological and journalistic work by Jacob Riis that exposes the harsh living conditions and struggles of impoverished children in New York City during the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Children of the Poor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11513776 — 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: The Children of the Poor Context triple: [Jacob Riis, notableWork, The Children of the Poor]
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A.
The Poor Orphan Child
"The Poor Orphan Child" is an early country-gospel song best known from its influential 1927 Bristol Sessions recording, reflecting themes of loss, faith, and rural American life.
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B.
Children of the Alley
Children of the Alley is a controversial novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that allegorically retells religious and social history through the lives of successive generations in a Cairo alley.
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C.
The Young Beggar
The Young Beggar is a famous 17th-century genre painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting a ragged street boy engaged in everyday life.
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D.
The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
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E.
The Children
"The Children" is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of social justice and political struggle through the lives of working-class characters.
- 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: The Children of the Poor Target entity description: "The Children of the Poor" is a sociological and journalistic work by Jacob Riis that exposes the harsh living conditions and struggles of impoverished children in New York City during the late 19th century.
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A.
The Poor Orphan Child
"The Poor Orphan Child" is an early country-gospel song best known from its influential 1927 Bristol Sessions recording, reflecting themes of loss, faith, and rural American life.
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B.
Children of the Alley
Children of the Alley is a controversial novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that allegorically retells religious and social history through the lives of successive generations in a Cairo alley.
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C.
The Young Beggar
The Young Beggar is a famous 17th-century genre painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting a ragged street boy engaged in everyday life.
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D.
The Children
"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.
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E.
The Children
"The Children" is a historical novel by American writer Howard Fast that explores themes of social justice and political struggle through the lives of working-class characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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journalistic work ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ sociological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
education access for poor children
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health and sanitation issues ⓘ housing reform ⓘ lack of social safety nets for children ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote social reform
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raise public awareness of child poverty ⓘ |
| author | Jacob Riis ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
journalist
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social reformer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
child labor in factories and sweatshops
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harsh living conditions of poor children ⓘ overcrowded tenements ⓘ street children ⓘ |
| documents |
charitable and institutional responses to child poverty
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everyday life of children in slums ⓘ |
| focusesOn | impoverished children in New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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social reform literature ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| influenced | progressive era social reform debates ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | muckraking ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New York City
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child labor ⓘ children ⓘ immigrant communities ⓘ poverty ⓘ social inequality ⓘ tenement housing ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
investigative journalism
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reportage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | moral and social challenges faced by poor children ⓘ |
| relatedWork | How the Other Half Lives ⓘ |
| setting |
Manhattan tenements
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New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
policy advocates on child welfare
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social reformers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Children of the Poor Description of subject: "The Children of the Poor" is a sociological and journalistic work by Jacob Riis that exposes the harsh living conditions and struggles of impoverished children in New York City during the late 19th century.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Riis