Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

Update: Just as an update, as of 10/15/24, this site continues to be entirely inaccessible for anyone who cannot climb 10+ stairs. It has been over 8 months and counting that the accessible lift has been broken.

Their response as of 10/15/24 continues to consist of platitudes without any evidence to substantiate that they are actively working on repairs. Their response is as follows:

"We understand your concern that the repair of the exterior lift to the entrance of Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument is long delayed and share your frustration. Work to replace non-functioning components of the lift continues. We do not have an estimated date that the lift will return to full functionality. We apologize that the site is not fully accessible and are determined to remedy the situation as soon as we can."

It doesn't sound like it's likely to get fixed anytime soon without additional public or legal pressure.

From 2/10/24: This site is not currently accessible for people who cannot do 10 stairs. The contract to replace the lift is currently being finalized. Once finalized, NPS should have a time frame of when the work will start. NPS will update our website once complete, and the lift is operational again.

The lift inside to get you to the main museum, surpassing 3 stairs, is operational. The single stall restroom has grab bars behind and on the right side but not enough room to position a wheelchair next to it if that's needed to transfer.

There is a gift shop and a stamp station for folks with National Park passports but no food or drink on-site.

We spent about 1.5 hours here to check out the information in the library and the displays. I learned so much more than expected about the suffrage movement. I'd highly recommend this free museum, and little known...

I came here on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon during a weekend trip to DC from NYC with two other people. I am a big fan of the Suffragist movement so this place was very exciting to me.

We came for the 2pm Ranger tour. It was not crowded at all. Admission and the tour are free so no advance tickets were required. Everyone at the Monument were so lovely and seemed honored/happy to be working there. The tour lasted about 40 minutes. There is a small gift shop, a library where they had many books as well as what appeared to be children’s crafts. There was one bathroom on the premises for guests. I didn’t see any parking offered which is not uncommon for central DC.

I really enjoyed coming here and would highly recommend a visit to learn about the brave women who fought for the right to vote and equality. I would...

Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument is a small museum on Capitol Hill very close to the US Capitol Building. It's run by the National Park Services so expect the staff to be very friendly.

It's a free museum that starts with a short video about the history of women's suffrage in the US. Then you can wander the two floors of the mansion learning about the movement and the women behind it.

A few notes of interest:

1. They use social media well and have several interactive exhibits.

2. There's a museums store with some great items about women's history.

3. There's a back patio/lawn with benches to reflect on what you witnessed.

If you have daughters, I recommend taking them here to learn our...