[Outliers] Hetty Green

Hetty Green died in 1916 worth ~$100 million, that’s over $2.5 billion in today’s money. And she built this fortune in an era when women couldn’t vote, couldn’t own property in most states, and were banned from the New York Stock Exchange floor entirely.

She actively managed railroads, real estate, stocks, and bond portfolios from a simple desk in a bank lobby.

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