Alva Belmont

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Alva Belmont was a wealthy American socialite-turned-prominent suffragist and labor activist who used her fortune and influence to support women’s rights and progressive causes in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf human
labor activist
suffragist
women's rights activist
birthName Alva Erskine Smith
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
causeOfDeath stroke
child Consuelo Vanderbilt
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1853-01-17
dateOfDeath 1933-01-26
era Gilded Age
Progressive Era
ethnicGroup White American
fullName Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont
givenName Alva
knownFor leadership among wealthy American socialites
philanthropy for working women and labor causes
supporting militant suffrage tactics
using personal wealth to support women's suffrage
languageSpoken English
memberOf National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Woman's Party
movement Progressive Era reform movement
women's suffrage movement in the United States
notableEvent divorce from William Kissam Vanderbilt in 1895
marriage to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont in 1896
notableWork financing suffrage campaigns and demonstrations
leadership in the National Woman's Party
support for the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage
occupation philanthropist
social reformer
suffrage organizer
parentOfNotablePerson Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough
placeOfBirth Mobile, Alabama, United States
linked to: Mobile, Alabama
placeOfDeath Paris, France
linked to: Paris
politicalAlignment progressive
religion Episcopalian
residence New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City

Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Paris, France
linked to: Paris
spouse Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
William Kissam Vanderbilt
supportedCause improvement of working conditions for women
legal and political equality for women
women's right to vote in the United States
wealthSource Vanderbilt family fortune

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National Woman's Party notableMember Alva Belmont
subject linked to: NWP
Alva Erskine Smith alsoKnownAs Alva Belmont