{"product_id":"ladies-of-the-ticker-george-robb-9780252082719","title":"Ladies of the Ticker: Women and Wall Street from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression","description":"Long overlooked in histories of finance, women played an essential role in areas such as banking and the stock market during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet their presence sparked ongoing controversy. Hetty Green's golden touch brought her millions, but she outraged critics with her rejection of domesticity. Progressives like Victoria Woodhull, meanwhile, saw financial acumen as more important for women than the vote. \u003cp\u003eGeorge Robb's pioneering study explores the financial methods, accomplishments, and careers of three generations of women. Plumbing sources from stock brokers' ledgers to media coverage, Robb reveals the many ways women invested their capital while exploring their differing sources of information, approaches to finance, interactions with markets, and levels of expertise. He also rediscovers the forgotten women bankers, brokers, and speculators who blazed new trails--and sparked public outcries over women's unsuitability for the predatory rough-and-tumble of market capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntertaining and vivid with details, \u003ci\u003eLadies of the Ticker\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the trailblazers who transformed Wall Street into a place for women's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Robb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252082710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252082719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018","brand":"George Robb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992906105087,"sku":"9780252082719","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b95bfda-5703-4588-ae95-849e18b97460.jpg?v=1683321462","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ladies-of-the-ticker-george-robb-9780252082719","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}