March is Women’s History Month.
And since our offices are across from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), we thought we’d showcase on the women that have made their mark on the exchanges.
Last week you met, Muriel Siebert, the first woman to have a seat on the NYSE in 1967, but way before that, there were other women rocking wall street.
So this week meet Victoria Woodhull. She and her sister were the first female stockbrokers on Wall St. and they actually opened their own brokerage firm.
That was back in 1870.
But and you can only imagine the sensationalism that was created around “women” actually having jobs back then. But that didn’t stop them. Woodhull went on to complete many more “firsts” and paved the way for so many women.
We went unto Wall Street, not particularly because I wanted to be a broker, but because I wanted to plant the flag of women’s rebellion in the center of the continent.”
Meet the Women of Wall Street:
Muriel Siebert – The First Woman of Finance
Henrietta Green – The Witch Of Wall Street
NYSE’s Female Leaders Are Changing the World One IPO at a Time
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