Female Titans of Finance The History of Finance Includes Many Women
March is International Women’s History Month, but there’s a perception that the history of finance is masculine. True, many of the people in this industry have been male — a trend that continues today — but the importance of women to the field cannot be understated. We wanted to highlight just a few of these notable women. Many careers have been launched on the lowest rungs of the New York Stock Exchange, and that was certainly the case for Stacey Cunningham , “the girl” (as her colleagues referred to her) who began as an intern in 1994 and progressed through being a clerk on the trading floor. But few careers have soared as high as hers: Cunningham became the NYSE’s COO in 2015 and, in 2018, was elected to be its first female president!
Ostrom, who passed away in 2012, was another lady luminary in the field and a brilliant one at that. She is best known for winning the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009 — the only woman to do so. Her winning research debunked a long-held belief that communities sharing natural resources will destroy such resources over time. In fact, Ostrom showed, many communities often work to preserve resources. Cunningham and Ostrom continued a tradition of women in finance stretching back to Abigail Adams , wife of Founding Father John Adams. From managing finances to shoring up investments, Abigail was a prudent investor with money to spend. She was also keen on women having the right to property, which was a central question in America’s early days. When she died, her money and property went mostly to women as the result of an expertly crafted will!
There’s little doubt that Abigail Adams would have liked “The Witch of Wall Street” Henrietta Green . Born in the decades after Adams’ death, Green came from money, and she knew what to do with it. Her love of investing and finance cemented her reputation as one of the country’s first value investors, and she didn’t shy away from being seen as a miser to amass a fortune. If you’re interested in this subject — and in women like Dambisa Moyo, Edith Abbott, and Mary Paley Marshall — please contact Wolf Retirement Navigation today. Whether you want more information on women in finance or just want to talk about your own financial situation, we are here to talk with you.
The only downside, some said, was that Elinor Ostrom wasn’t alive to see it.
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In lieu of corned beef this year, try this spin on authentic English pasties — savory pockets of pastry dough stuffed with seasoned ground beef.
INGREDIENTS
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3/4 lb ground beef
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1 tsp dried parsley
1 medium onion, diced
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 2 sheets store-bought puff pastry dough
1/4 cup beef broth (as needed)
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat your oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl, combine the beef, onion, and potatoes. 3. Roll out the pastry dough into roughly 10-inch circles or squares. 4. Spoon 1/2 of the beef mixture onto each sheet of dough, then top the mixture with parsley, salt, and pepper. 5. Fold the edges of the dough over the filling, pinching each pasty shut and tucking in both ends.
6. Transfer the pasties to the prepared baking sheet, then cut several small slits in each pasty for ventilation. Bake for 45 minutes. 7. Remove the pasties from the oven and reduce the heat to 350 F. Spoon 1 tsp beef broth into each slit, then bake for an additional 15 minutes.
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8. Serve and enjoy!
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