Women have continuously broken barriers in finance from the 1800s through the 20th century, transforming Wall Street's culture, practices, and leadership despite historical erasure.
Muriel Siebert kicked down the door so others could follow - Harvard Gazette
Muriel Siebert broke gender barriers in finance, becoming the first woman to buy a NYSE seat, own a brokerage firm, and serve as New York's Superintendent of Banks.
Powerful financiers manipulated stocks in 1929 and avoided consequences through political connections, revealing parallels to modern political-economic entanglement.