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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.
Alva Belmont, nata Alva Erskine Smith, e nota anche come Alva Vanderbilt dal 1875 al 1896 (Mobile, 17 gennaio 1853 – Parigi, 26 gennaio 1933), è stata un'importante multi-milionaria americana e una figura importante nel movimento del suffragio femminile.
Alva Belmont (born Jan. 17, 1853, Mobile, Ala., U.S.—died Jan. 26, 1933, Paris, France) was a prominent socialite of New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, who, in her later years, became an outspoken suffragist.
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Alva Belmont was a wealthy socialite and a committed suffragist who supported the National Woman's Party (NWP) founded by Alice Paul. She used her fortune to finance their campaigns for the 19th Amendment and women's equality, and the NWP named their headquarters after her.
7 lug 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.
6 dic 2012 · Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was an ambitious transatlantic socialite, the mastermind behind the gilded architecture of Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island, and the overbearing mother-of-the-bride at the 1895 wedding of her daughter Consuelo to the Duke of Marlborough.
A New York socialite and feminist, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was known to be domineering, temperamental, and opinionated. Her resolve to get her own way regardless of the consequences stood her in good stead when she joined the American woman suffrage movement in 1909.
