Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alva Belmont, then WK Vanderbilt's wife, costumed for a fancy dress ball which she gave in March of 1883.Bettmann/Getty Images ...

A look at Alva Belmont’s rise in high society and the controversy surrounding her impact on America’s elite circles #History ...

Alva Belmont used her wealth to support the women’s suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Belmont was born in Alabama in 1853. Her father was a cotton merchant; her mother, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marble House viewed from the backyard. Marble House was completed in 1892 as a summer home for William K. Vanderbilt and Alva ...

In Washington, D.C., hundreds of flag-waving protesters rallied, displaying huge signs and shouting their message. More than 100 were arrested and jailed. While this could be the narrative of the Jan.

Editor's note: This story was updated on July 15, 2025, to reflect that the tea set on loan from Ventfort Hall is most likely a replica of one of Ava Vanderbilt Belmont's original set. ADAMS — It’s ...

Julian Fellowes, the creator of the HBO show "The Gilded Age," didn't have to make up too much of the show's drama. Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's biography provided plenty of material. As a Gilded Age ...

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. She built palatial residences on "Millionaires' Row" in New York and in Newport, Rhode Island. In ...