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Founders Notes: Hetty Green

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The Richest Woman in America Janet Wallach ...she offered him a hard-backed seat and some friendly conversation. But when he made threats against Ned, Hetty flashed her steely eyes and said: "Up to now, Huntington, you have dealt with Hetty Green, the business woman. Now you are fighting Hetty Green, the mother. Harm one hair of Ned's hair and I'll put a bullet through your heart." With that, she reached for the gun she kept on her desk. The bald-headed Huntington ran out the door, leaving his top hat behind him. NOTE threatening collis huntington The Single Biggest Individual Financier In The World. The Richest Woman In America: Hetty Green David Senra I want to talk to you about two books today, the two biographies of Hetty Green that I've read. The first is "The Genius and Madness of America's First Female Tycoon" written by Charles Slack. And the second is "The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age" by Janet Wallach. So you may not know who Hetty Green is, but in her day, she was one of the most famous and infamous financiers, investors, and entrepreneurs. She was by far the smartest woman on Wall Street. She's a financial genius, a railroad magnate, a real es

The Richest Woman in America Janet Wallach ...she offered him a hard-backed seat and some friendly conversation. But when he made threats against Ned, Hetty flashed her steely eyes and said: "Up to now, Huntington, you have dealt with Hetty Green, the business woman. Now you are fighting Hetty Green, the mother. Harm one hair of Ned's hair and I'll put a bullet through your heart." With that, she reached for the gun she kept on her desk. The bald-headed Huntington ran out the door, leaving his top hat behind him. NOTE threatening collis huntington The Single Biggest Individual Financier…

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