The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, formerly known as The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, is responsible for preserving and celebrating the remarkable and too often forgotten stories of women’s pursuit of equality. Accessibility, collection conservation, and technology enhancements allow this story to reach farther and wider than ever before.
The Museum exhibits 250 individual collection objects including Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s chair, Susan B. Anthony’s desk, an original Jail Door Pin presented to suffragists who were imprisoned after picketing the White House, and Votes for Women china commissioned by Alva Belmont. In addition, eight banners are on exhibit, including one reading “Working Women Need The Vote” and one reading “The Young Are At The Gates.”
In April of 2016 the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum was designated a National Park site, and renamed The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.
Travel Tips
Visitors to the Museum are invited to use the entrance on 2nd Street next to the Hart Senate Office Building.
For more information, visit https://www.nps.gov/bepa/index.htm.
Press Release
On April 12, 2016 the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum became a National Park site.
Travel InformationBelmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument Hours: For operating hours and seasons, click here. Admission: Free Parking: On weekdays, limited street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood. On weekends and pending access, the Senate parking lot is available (entrance at intersection of 2nd Street and C Street, NE). Lot parking for cars/buses is available at Union Station. Call 202.898.1950 for parking rates and directions. Metrorail: Blue and Orange Line stops for Capitol South, or Red Line stop for Union Station. |
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how long does a guided tour take? might be in dc sometime soon thanks
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