Alva Erskine Vanderbilt

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Alva Erskine Vanderbilt was a prominent American socialite and suffragist of the Gilded Age, known for her influential role in New York high society and her advocacy for women's rights.

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instanceOf American socialite
person
philanthropist
suffragist
associatedWith Belmont family
linked to: Harkness family

Vanderbilt family
birthName Alva Erskine Smith
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, United States
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
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Belmont
Smith
Vanderbilt
fullName Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont
genreOfActivism women’s rights
women’s suffrage
givenName Alva
memberOf National Woman’s Party
Political Equality League
movement women’s suffrage movement in the United States
notableFor advocacy for women’s rights
prominent figure in Gilded Age New York high society
support for militant suffrage tactics
notableWork Founding role in the National Woman’s Party
Founding role in the Political Equality League
Leadership in the construction of Marble House in Newport
Leadership in the construction of the Petit Chateau on Fifth Avenue
occupation philanthropist
political activist
socialite
organized elaborate costume ball at the Vanderbilt Fifth Avenue mansion in 1883
parent Murray Forbes Smith
Phoebe Ann Desha
placeOfBirth Mobile, Alabama, United States
linked to: Mobile, Alabama
placeOfDeath Paris, France
linked to: Paris
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
socialClass Gilded Age elite
spouse Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
William Kissam Vanderbilt

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William K. Vanderbilt House client Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt mother Alva Vanderbilt
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Petit Château commissionedBy Alva Vanderbilt
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Alva Erskine Vanderbilt fullName Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont
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Marble House associatedWith Alva Vanderbilt
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Marble House builtFor Alva Vanderbilt
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The Glitter and the Gold notableCharacter Alva Vanderbilt
subject linked to: The Glitter and the Gold, 1953
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Duchess Consuelo of Marlborough mother Alva Vanderbilt
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Alva Erskine Smith alsoKnownAs Alva Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt costume ball of 1883 hostedBy Alva Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt costume ball of 1883 notableCostume Alva Vanderbilt as a Venetian princess
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Vanderbilt costume ball of 1883 organisedBy Alva Vanderbilt
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Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont spouse Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt
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Phoebe Ann Desha child Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
Phoebe Ann Desha notableRelative Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
Murray Forbes Smith child Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
Murray Forbes Smith relative Alva Erskine Vanderbilt
Murray Forbes Smith notableRelative Alva Erskine Vanderbilt