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Alva Belmont

1853 - 1933

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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. In 1909, she founded the Political Equality Association to get votes for suffrage-supporting New York State politicians, wrote articles for newspapers, and joined the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). She later formed her own Political Equality Association to seek broad support for suffrage in neighborhoods throughout New York City, and, as its president, led its division of New York City's 1912 Women's Votes Parade. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alva Belmont is the 638th most popular social activist (down from 589th in 2024), the 11,428th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,792nd in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Alva Belmont ranks 638 out of 840. Before her are Angelina Grimké, Jake Angeli, Sumaira Abdulali, Chen Guangcheng, Curtis Yarvin, and Maria Verónica Reina. After her are Lillian Wald, Wu'erkaixi, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Frank Kameny, Ingrid Newkirk, and Elizaveta Glinka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, Alva Belmont ranks 102. Before her are Lucy Parsons, Maria Yermolova, Rudolf Kittel, Leander Starr Jameson, Philander C. Knox, and John Henry Twachtman. After her are William Gillette, and Laura Mendez. Among people deceased in 1933, Alva Belmont ranks 151. Before her are Osvald Moberg, Saliamonas Banaitis, Julius Falkenstein, Hjalmar Mellin, August Rodenberg, and Ğäliäsğar Kamal. After her are Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, Ormond Stone, Edward Dillon, George Luks, Eddie Lang, and Emily Murphy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alva Belmont ranks 11,430 out of 20,380. Before her are Kehlani (1995), Erin Moran (1960), Henry Seiling (1872), Donald Petrie (1954), Charlie Daniels (1936), and Bridgette Wilson (1973). After her are David Hyde Pierce (1959), Gracie Allen (1895), Jonathan Richman (1951), John Allen Nelson (1959), Maurice Stokes (1933), and Dan Henderson (1970).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Alva Belmont ranks 102. Before her are Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861), Aaron Swartz (1986), Norma McCorvey (1947), Angelina Grimké (1805), Jake Angeli (1988), and Curtis Yarvin (1973). After her are Lillian Wald (1867), Frank Kameny (1925), Lucy Burns (1879), Karen Silkwood (1946), Ryan White (1971), and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842).

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