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Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention.
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7 de jul. de 2023 · Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont (1853-1933) was a champion of woman suffrage and equal rights for women. Belmont provided financial support and leadership for the campaign to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Alva Belmont was a prominent socialite of New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, who, in her later years, became an outspoken suffragist. Alva Smith grew up in her birthplace of Mobile, Alabama, and, after the American Civil War, in France. She married William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of
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Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont (1853-January 26, 1933) By Edith P. Mayo, Curator Emerita of the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Alva Belmont, often referred to as Mrs. O.H. P. Belmont (1853-1933), was the most important financier of the militant wing of the suffrage movement in the United States.
31 de mar. de 2021 · Library of Congress. After the American Civil War, Alva’s family had lost their fortune, and were living in New York City. Alva knew she needed to marry someone wealthy to regain status. That someone became William K. Vanderbilt (brother of Frederick Vanderbilt). Alva thought Willie, as she called him, wonderful.
Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont was a wealthy socialite who was also a committed suffragist. She used her fortune to support efforts to win the vote for women. She was the president and primary benefactor of the National Woman's Party (NWP) founded by Alice Paul.
Born into southern aristocracy in 1853, Alva Smith Belmont was educated in France, where the family had moved after the Civil War devastated the American South. They later returned to New York, where Belmont made her society debut and, in April 1875, married William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of Cornelius.
