This tour is free but requires registration. Space is extremely limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Located on Capitol Hill in a house dating to 1800, the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument interprets women’s suffrage and the equal rights movement of the early-20th century. The house served as the National Woman’s Party headquarters beginning in 1929. Named after suffragists and National Woman’s Party leaders Alva Belmont and Alice Paul, this site tells the story of the female leaders who dedicated their lives to the fight for women’s rights. Join other Smithsonian Associates donors for an exclusive Park Ranger-led interpretive tour of the house, a designated National Monument. Learn about the National Woman’s Party efforts to ratify women’s right to vote, for their recognition of full citizenship under the law, for gender equality language in the United Nations Charter, and their transition to a non-profit educational organization.
General Information
- Participants meet on site at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.
- Please note that the site has two lifts for those who aren't able to navigate stairs. There is an exterior lift next to the 15-step entrance stairway and then an interior lift for the four steps from the entrance to the main level of the house.
