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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.
Often referred to as "Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont" in suffrage literature, wealthy New Yorker Alva Belmont was the most important financial benefactor among the leaders of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (CU) and its successor organization, the National Woman's Party (NWP).
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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Dec 30, 2021 · Alva Belmont, seated second from right, married not one, but two of the richest men in America: Willie K. Vanderbilt and Oliver Belmont. (Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo) Until she didn’t—until she became a radical suffragette, founding the Political Equality League.
Alva Vanderbilt Belmont. (1853-1933) Born in Mobile, Alabama. Her father was initially a successful cotton merchant; her mother was a niece of Joseph Desha, Governor of Kentucky; and, she was named for her great-grandmother's uncle, James Erskine, Lord Alva.
Mar 31, 2021 · Though not a Vanderbilt by birth, Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont must be mentioned. Born January 17, 1853 in Mobile, Alabama to a wealthy southern family, Alva became aware at a young age that girls and women were looked down upon by boys and men.
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Dec 6, 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.
