Ladies of the Ticker: Women and Wall Street from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression by George Robb
English | August 15th, 2017 | ISBN: 0252041178, 0252082710 | 264 pages | EPUB | 2.31 MB
Long overlooked in histories of finance, women played an essential role in areas such as banking and the stock market during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet their presence sparked ongoing controversy. Hetty Green's golden touch brought her millions, but she outraged critics with her rejection of domesticity. Progressives like Victoria Woodhull, meanwhile, saw financial acumen as more important for women than the vote. George Robb's pioneering study sheds a light on the financial methods, accomplishments, and careers of three generations of women.