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1. academic.oup.com › ahr › article-abstractSylvia D. Hoffert. Alva Vanderbilt Belmont: Unlikely Champion of...

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   6. Dez. 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. In this engaging biography, Sylvia D. Hoffert emphasizes Belmont's financial and political contributions to the early twentieth ...

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   Recently acquired by the New-York Historical Society, this small plate adorned with the “Votes for Women” slogan is linked to Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a notable New Yorker whose fascinating, improbable life trajectory began as a society doyenne and ended as suffrage activist. This, the first of three posts, explores perhaps the most ...

3. www.pbs.org › video › evolution-alva-uwzwhdEvolution of Alva | Season 4 | Episode 13 - PBS

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   26. März 2023 · Evolution of Alva. Clip: Season 4 Episode 13 | 8m 24s |. My List. March is Women’s History Month and we salute Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a grand dame of the Gilded Age who transformed from ...

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4. www.schoolfieldcountryhouse.com › the-house › 2017/1/5Alva's Collection: Buildings associated with the woman who "loved...

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   6. Jan. 2017 · Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont was arguably one of the most formidable women of the Gilded Age, and much has been written in connection with her life and accomplishments. In this post we will look at just one aspect, as a person who “loved nothing better than to be knee deep in mortar" and the first woman admitted into the American Institute of Architects. To follow is a brief ...

5. www.tatler.com › article › how-alva-vanderbilt-conquered-newHow Alva Vanderbilt conquered New York society - Tatler

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   21. Jan. 2022 · The undefeated Alva, after divorcing William K. Vanderbilt, remarried another Newport heir, Oliver Belmont, becoming châtelaine of Belcourt Castle, before relocating to France to be closer to her daughter. She finally sold Marble House in 1932, to my great-great grandfather, Frederick H. Prince for just $20,000. He, in turn, donated it to the Preservation Society in 1962.

6. academic.oup.com › jah › article-abstractAlva Vanderbilt Belmont: Unlikely Champion of Women's Rights

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   1. Dez. 2012 · The subject of this biography is not widely known as a leader of the campaign for women's rights. Many may not be familiar with her connection with women's suff

7. collections.library.vanderbilt.edu › repositories › 2Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont Collection

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   Biographical / Historical. Alva Smith was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1853 and died in Paris, France, in 1933. She was educated in France. In 1875, she married William Kissam Vanderbilt (grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt), and had three children: Consuelo, William K. Jr., and Harold Stirling. They divorced in 1895.