3077512 Alva Vandebilt, in costume for her 1883 ball (sepia print) by Mora, Jose Maria (b.1849); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Alva Belmont (January 17, 1853 ??January 26, 1933), nee Alva Erskine Smith, and known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was a prominent multi-millionaire American socialite and a major figure in the women\'s suffrage movement.[1] Known for having an aristocratic manner that antagonized many people,[2] she was also noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention.[3] She was married first to William Kissam Vanderbilt, with whom she had three children, and secondly to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.); 穢 New York Historical Society ; American, out of copyright.