![]() 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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