Museum of American FinanceKristin Aguilera 212-908-4695Communications Business Wire 2009
Museum of American FinanceKristin Aguilera, 212-908-4695Communications Business Wire 2009. The Museum is located at 48 WallStreet, on the corner of William Street, and is open Tues-Sat, 10 am – 4 pm. With its extensive collection of financial documents andobjects, its seminars and educational programming, its publication and oralhistory program, the Museum portrays the breadth and richness of Americanfinancial history, achievement and practices. To confirm attendance, or for more information, pleasecontact Kristin Aguilera at 212-908-4695 or . About the Museum of American FinanceThe Museum of American Finance, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, isthe nation`s only public museum dedicated to finance, entrepreneurship and theopen market system. The Museum will host an opening reception for “Women of Wall Street” from 5:30 -7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 9, with remarks by Muriel Siebert Members of the pressare invited to attend. Participantsinclude Abby Joseph Cohen, Nancy Peretsman and Sallie Krawcheck, among others.”Women of Wall Street” will be on display through January 16, 2010.
The second section will be devoted to contemporary women who have reachedpositions of influence in the financial industry. It will be presented as aninteractive installation where visitors can hear these women speak about theirexperiences and offer their perspectives on being women in finance. The exhibit will use graphics,artifacts and narrative texts to describe the impact each woman had in the worldof finance, and highlight the personal characteristics that enabled each womanto succeed in a time when finance was almost exclusively dominated by men. “Women of Wall Street” will be presented in two segments – one historical, theother contemporary. The historical component will feature five women: AbigailAdams, a successful bond speculator; Victoria Woodhull, who opened the firstfemale-owned brokerage on Wall Street in 1870; Hetty Green, Wall Street`s firstfemale tycoon; Isabel Benham, an accomplished railroad bond analyst who beganher career on Wall Street in 1931; and Muriel Siebert, the first woman topurchase a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Muriel Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the NYSE, will speak at openingreceptionNEW YORK–(Business Wire)–On Tuesday, June 9, the Museum of American Finance will open “Women of WallStreet,” a groundbreaking exhibit showcasing notable women in the world offinance and Wall Street, both historically and in modern times.
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