Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

A fascinating biography of the New York socialite who played a surprising role in the fight for suffrage.
 
Born in the middle of the nineteenth century, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont was known to be domineering, temperamental, and opinionated. She married two millionaires, and pressured her daughter to wed an aristocrat. This resolve to get her own way regardless of the consequences stood her in good s...