-
Title page, Copyright
- Indiana University Press
- Chapter
- Additional Information
• ALVA VANDERBILT BELMONT [3.17.6.75] Project MUSE (2024-04-17 12:39 GMT) INDI ANA UNIVERSIT Y PRESS Bloomington & Indianapolis Unlikely Champion of Women’s Rights S Y LV IA D. H O F F E RT • ALVA VANDERBILT BELMONT This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2012 by Sylvia D. Hoffert All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hoffert, Sylvia D. Alva Vanderbilt Belmont : unlikely champion of women’s rights / Sylvia D. Hoffert. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-35661-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00560-1 (electronic book) 1. Belmont, Alva, 1853–1933. 2. Belmont, Alva, 1853–1933—Political and social views. 3. Feminists—United States—Biography. 4. Suffragists—United States—Biography. 5. Women political activists—United States—Biography. 6. Women—Suffrage— United States—History—20th century. 7. Women’s rights—United States— History—20th century. 8. Socialites—New York (State)—New York—Biography. 9. Rich people—New York (State)—New York—Biography. I. Title. HQ1413.B44H64 2012 305.42092—dc23 [B] 2011024056 1 2 3 4 5 17 16 15 14 13 12 ...