Sewall-Belmont House
Sewall-Belmont House
The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum is a women's history museum which commemorates women's movements toward equality. The museum includes tours, exhibitions, educational programs and research. Sewall-Belmont House preserves the history of the National Woman's Party and promoting the knowledge to all.
Sewall-Belmont House and Museum contains collections of art and pieces from women's equal rights movements, including suffrage. They are also the headquarters for the National Woman's Party (NWP) and have been since 1929. Sewall-Belmont is one of the oldest houses on Capitol Hill and is considered a National Historic Landmark.
There are many objects that you will view in the collection while touring the House and Museum. First of all, there are more than 5,000 prints and photos which document the NWP's involvement in the suffrage movement. There are sculptures and paintings of NWP members as well as other famous women in history, such as Susan B. Anthony and Alva Belmont. You can view banners which were used during picketing and parades supporting women's suffrage. Marvel at some of the women's furniture on display such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton's chair and the desk used by Alice Paul when she wrote the Equal Rights Amendment.
In addition to many artifacts from throughout the movement years, the collections include the nation's first feminist library. Within the Hilles Feminist Library is a collection of archives from the women's movements. There are books, photographs, newsletters, and even hundreds of original political cartoons - all produced by and for women. Read pieces from journals and magazines written during the suffrage movement.
You may only visit the museum by a docent-led tour, meaning you will not be allowed to tour the facility on your own. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 11am-3pm and Saturday from 12pm-4pm. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is suggested to help support the museum.
The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum is a women's history museum which commemorates women's movements toward equality. The museum includes tours, exhibitions, educational programs and research. Sewall-Belmont House preserves the history of the National Woman's Party and promoting the knowledge to all.
Sewall-Belmont House and Museum contains collections of art and pieces from women's equal rights movements, including suffrage. They are also the headquarters for the National Woman's Party (NWP) and have been since 1929. Sewall-Belmont is one of the oldest houses on Capitol Hill and is considered a National Historic Landmark.
There are many objects that you will view in the collection while touring the House and Museum. First of all, there are more than 5,000 prints and photos which document the NWP's involvement in the suffrage movement. There are sculptures and paintings of NWP members as well as other famous women in history, such as Susan B. Anthony and Alva Belmont. You can view banners which were used during picketing and parades supporting women's suffrage. Marvel at some of the women's furniture on display such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton's chair and the desk used by Alice Paul when she wrote the Equal Rights Amendment.
In addition to many artifacts from throughout the movement years, the collections include the nation's first feminist library. Within the Hilles Feminist Library is a collection of archives from the women's movements. There are books, photographs, newsletters, and even hundreds of original political cartoons - all produced by and for women. Read pieces from journals and magazines written during the suffrage movement.
You may only visit the museum by a docent-led tour, meaning you will not be allowed to tour the facility on your own. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 11am-3pm and Saturday from 12pm-4pm. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is suggested to help support the museum.
