The Peculiar Story of the Witch of Wall Street
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Walking the streets in black clothes and making obscene amounts of money, Hetty Green was one of the Gilded Age's many characters
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Original Title: TIL Hetty Green, the “Witch of Wall Street,” became the wealthiest woman of the early 20th century, amassing a $100M fortune (~$2.7B today) by investing in real estate, railroads, and mortgages. Green was also a miser who wore the same black dress daily, ate only oatmeal, and lived in cheap housing.