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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.
Belmont, whose father had founded an international banking fortune, had been her husband's best friend. After her second husband's death, Alva embraced the Suffragist movement, donating both funds and leadership.
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.
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.
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 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.
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).
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