![]() She built up such a formidable money-lending business that newspapers used to feature headlines like "Hetty Green Cuts Rates", much like how the WSJ would report on the Fed's moves today. Huntington, leader of the Big Four, who controlled most of the early American rail networks. She also had the gumption to go head-to-head with the much-feared Collis P. Morgan, etc., but how many have actually heard of Hetty Green née Hetty Howland Robinson? Dubbed "The Witch of Wall Street", she inherited a small fortune from her aunt and multiplied it many, many times over through shrewd investments and business dealings until she was widely considered the richest woman in America during its "Gilded Age". ![]() ![]() Most of us would have at least a passing familiarity with names like Jay Gould, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J. This was a quick and enjoyable read on a lady I had never heard of before this. ![]()
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