Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

Women’s History Month continues with a woman who embodies so many of the contradictions of the women's movement: Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

 

Join Rebecca and Becca as they discuss this paragon of NY society and funder of the suffrage movement: heroine, villainess, pampered society matron, champion of women, and so much more!

 

 

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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

• There are a couple of books about Alva, including her daughter's memoir

   

  • The Glitter and The Gold by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
  • Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart
  • Alva Vanderbilt Belmont by Silvia D. Hoffert
• Alva as social climber: https://www.tatler.com/article/how-alva-vanderbilt-conquered-new-york-society-and-then-europe
• Mother and daughter as celebrities: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5159494
• Belmont Paul Women's Equality monument: https://www.nps.gov/bepa/index.htm
• Marble House in Newport: https://www.newportmansions.org/explore/marble-house