Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument tells the story of over a century of activism by American women. Founded in 1916 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, the National Woman’s Party established new methods of fighting for equality. In 1929, the NWP, with financial support of suffragist Alva Belmont, purchased the house to serve as the final headquarters and it became a second home for the hardworking members who dedicated their lives to the fight for women’s equality.

Credits: National Woman’s Party at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, Washington, D.C.