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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. Because of her support, the NWP was able to launch ambitious campaigns to pass the 19th Amendment, including protests at the ...
29 de nov. de 2023 · Alva Erskine Belmont (January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), née Alva Erskine Smith, also called (1875–96) Alva Vanderbilt, was a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the women's suffrage movement. She was married to William Kissam Vanderbilt . Ava Belmont en 1922.
In today's episode we are looking into the life of Alva Belmont, a socialite and later a women’s rights leader who married into one of America’s richest families.
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Alva Belmont. (1853–1933). American socialite Alva Belmont was an outspoken supporter of woman suffrage, and she used her wealth to help promote her beliefs. She is credited with offering the original advice “Pray to God. She will help you.”. Alva Ertskin Smith was born on January 17, 1853, in Mobile, Alabama.
16 de mar. de 2016 · Alva Belmont was a wealthy socialite who used her fortune to advance the women’s rights movement in the early 1900s. Born on January 17…
Alva Belmont funded several suffragist organizations. She supported Anna Howard Shaw as President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and financed a na- tional headquarters in New York City.
Alva Belmont ou Alva Erskine Belmont ou Alva Vanderbilt, née Alva Erskine Smith le 17 janvier 1853 et morte le 26 janvier 1933, est une multimillionnaire américaine et l'une des figures de proue du mouvement de défense de droit de vote des femmes.
