Votes for Women Tea Towel
Mrs. Alva Erksine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont (1853-1933) was first married to William K. Vanderbilt in 1875. At the time of her divorce, she came under the influence of Anna Howard Shaw, a noted suffragist and worked the rest of her life with the most militant groups of the suffrage movement. The Votes For Women motto was used in 1909 at the famous suffrage open house at Marble House in Newport Rhode Island.Adapted from the Votes For Women motto, this tea towel is 100% cotton and measures 27" x 16".
Matching plate and mug also available.
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
