TASK DEFINITION: Generate a correct and concise answer for the question based on the words in the context.
PROBLEM: Context : Odelmys Palma López (Spanish pronunciation: (oˈðelmis ˈpalma); born 18 December 1971 in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana) is a retired female javelin thrower from Cuba. 
Question : The sex or gender of Odelmys Palma is what?

SOLUTION: female

PROBLEM: Context : Donn W. Parson (Ph.D, University of Minnesota, 1964) is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas and the former Director of Forensics at the University of Kansas from 1964 to 1988, during which period he led KU to three national championships. 
Question : What university did Donn W. Parson attend?

SOLUTION: University of Minnesota

PROBLEM: Context : Joseph Bloomfield Leake (April 1, 1828 -- June 1, 1918) was an attorney and an Iowa State Senator who entered the Union Army during the American Civil War. 
Question : What military branch is Joseph Bloomfield Leake?

SOLUTION:
Union Army