Biographer Janet Wallach on The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age

No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. At the time of her death in 1916, she was worth at least $100 million, equal to more than $2 billion today. A strong believer in women being financially independent, she offered valuable lessons for the present times.











When: Thu., Oct. 11, 2012 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Museum of American Finance
48 Wall St.
212-908-4110
Price: $15
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No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green. At the time of her death in 1916, she was worth at least $100 million, equal to more than $2 billion today. A strong believer in women being financially independent, she offered valuable lessons for the present times.

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