Yes, it’s another historic house in DC under renovations. Many of the parks designated by recent Presidents, like the one above by Obama, required upgrades, but the rangers insist that things are improving significantly. The house once belonged to the Treasury Secretary Gallatin, was burned by the British and was later named after Alva Belmont, a donor and leader of the women’s movement.

The site today primarily recognizes the women’s movement leader Alice Paul, who founded the National Women’s Party before women had the right to vote. Finishing what began in Seneca Falls, Paul led the campaign in DC for women’s suffrage and for the first Equal Rights Amendment. Here pressure was exerted for gender equality language in the UN Charter and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, among many similar efforts around the world. I look forward to returning to see the collection of artifacts donated to the park service.