Episode notes
March is Women's History Month and this episode tells the stories of five historic women in business and five historic legislations regarding women and finance.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney - first female entrepreneur on record
Rebecca Lukens - first female industrialist
Maggie Lena Walker - first female owner of a bank
Madam C.J. Walker - first female self-made millionaire
Muriel Siebert - first female to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange
Mentioned: Victoria Woodhull & Tennessee Clafin - first female stockbrokers
Married Woman's Property Act of 1839 - Mississippi
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988
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