How Did Muriel Siebert Change The World

Muriel Siebert, a determined trailblazer for women on Wall Street, had one of the largest impacts on the 1960’s. Siebert was born on September 12, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout her lifetime she managed to attain the title,“First Lady of Wall Street.” With her rigorous work ethic and aspiration to succeed, she acquired her position as the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 1967. However, all of this did not come easy. In 1954 Ms.Siebert came to New York with $500, a Studebaker and a dream. At first, she was hired as a $65-a-week trainee in a research department at Bache & Company. After that job, she ended up changing her job three times before she found something she thoroughly enjoyed. She realized that

Even though she did not graduate, she received 20 honorary doctorates and multiple other awards and honors throughout her life. She was described as an “American business executive whose successful ventures in the realm of high finance helped expand opportunities for women in that field.” She was selected by Scholastic Inc. for its compendium, “100 People Who Changed America.” In addition, she was given several other honors: the National Association of Women Business Owners First Signature Award for Lifetime Achievement as a pioneering women’s business owner, the National Museum of Women in the Arts that saluted her as a pioneer who had broken ground for women in civil society and acknowledgement from the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association (CEI-PEA) for pioneering financial literacy. In 2009, she was inducted into Junior Achievement’s U.S. Business Hall of Fame. And later, in 2010, she was named one of U.S Banker Magazine’s “25 Most Powerful Women in Finance.” It is evident that Seibert was a prodigy in terms of finance and business. This allowed her to have a huge impact in the 1960’s because she created a pathway for women to follow. She broke the social norms that were present at the time. She was selected as “one who has made a difference” for the Working Women’s Hall of Fame, and was also inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and The International Women’s Forum International Hall of Fame. She was widely recognized among the female population because she empowered them through her work ethic and all that she had achieved throughout her lifetime. Because she was the sole woman that accomplished all of this, she allowed women to understand that they can do the same as