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Triumphant, Alva Belmont dressed as a venetian noble to the ball, but her sister-in-law Alice outdid her, in a costume highlighting a then brand-new invention: the electric light. 12. In 1886, after her husband inherited $65 million from his father's estate, Alva Belmont set her sights on owning a yacht. 13.
27 gen 2020 · Alva Belmont used her wealth to support the women’s suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Belmont was born in Alabama in 1853. Her father was a cotton merchant; her mother, the daughter of a U.S. Congressman. During the Civil War, her family lived in Europe, and she attended boarding school in Paris.
Alva Belmont (neiupõlvenimega Alva Erskine Smith, aastatel 1875–1896 tuntud kui Alva Vanderbilt; 17. jaanuar 1853 Mobile, Alabama osariik, Ameerika Ühendriigid – 26. jaanuar 1933 Pariis, Prantsusmaa) oli Ameerika Ühendriikide prominentne miljonär ja sotsialiit ning naiste valimisliikumise suurkuju.
Alva Belmont, ezkongabetan Alva Erskine Smith, ezaguna Alva Vanderbilt izenez 1875tik 1896ra (Mobile, Alabama, Ameriketako Estatu Batuak, 1853ko urtarrilaren 17a – Augerville-la-Rivière edo Paris, Frantzia, 1933ko urtarrilaren 26a) estatubatuar aristokrata eta aberatsa izan zen.
8 mar 2021 · Wealthy socialite and suffragist, Long Island's Alva Belmont, was the president and primary benefactor of the National Woman's Party, which fought for women's right to vote in the early 20th century.
Alva E. Smith Belmont (Mrs. O.H.P. Belmont), an American philanthropist and woman suffrage leader, born in Mobile, Ala., daughter of Murray Forbes and Phoebe Ann Smith. She was educated in France, and in 1874 was married to William K. Vanderbilt. In 1896 she became the wife of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, who died in 1908. Mrs.
21 mar 2024 · Alva Belmont, née Alva Erskine Smith, and also known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875-1896, was a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the women's suffrage movement. Known for having an aristocratic manner that antagonized many people, she was also noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention.
