![]() ![]() But Slack demonstrates otherwise, arguing that Hetty was perfectly content and was merely living according to her own rules. Stubborn and vindictive, Hetty exacted harsh revenge on her financial enemies, and popular opinion held that such a woman couldn't possibly be happy. ) tells how this "Wizard of Finance" built an empire of stocks, bonds, railroads, real estate and cash reserves-a considerable achievement for a woman of her time-by devoting every waking moment to making money according to simple principles: buy low, sell high and don't go to pieces in a panic. In his entertaining biography, Slack ( Noble Obsession Perhaps unfairly, however, she is remembered primarily as a mean, litigious and compulsive tightwad who bought bags of broken cookies because they were cheap and who posed as a pauper so doctors would treat her free of charge. ![]() ![]() At the time of her death, Hetty Green (1834–1916) was the wealthiest woman in America, having amassed a $100-million fortune. ![]()
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