Trivia

She the first woman to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1969, she founded Muriel Siebert & Company, becoming the first woman to own and operate a brokerage firm that was a member of the NYSE.

She attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, for two years, but left in 1952 before graduating because her father became ill. In 1954, she went to New York, where she was hired as a $65-a-week trainee in the research department at Bache & Company.

When hunting for subsequent jobs, she found that her résumé brought no inquiries when she used the name Muriel Siebert, but when distributed with the name M.F. Siebert, the results were quite different.

Passed away at the age of 85 [August 26, 2013].

Arrived in New York in 1954 in an old Studebaker and $500.

Her first interview on Wall Street was with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith where she readily admitted she didn't finish high school. They didn't hire her and she learned her lesson for future interviews.

Initially tried to get a job at the United Nations through her cousin but the offer fell through.

Her will left $100,000 for the care of her chihuahua Monster Girl.

She left most of her $48 million estate to her non-profit foundation which focuses on financial literacy and the humane care of animals "especially those owned by the elderly who are financially challenged".

Recipient of 19 honorary degrees.