Alva Vanderbilt Belmont
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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! Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected] Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall 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
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