Muriel Faye Siebert was an American businesswoman who was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, and the first woman to head one of the NYSE's member firms. She joined the 1,365 male members of the exchange on December 28, 1967. Siebert is sometimes known as the “first woman of finance,” despite being preceded in owning a brokerage by Victoria Woodhull.
Siebert in an advertisement
A 1970s advertisement
The New York Stock Exchange is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization.
New York Stock Exchange
The Stock Exchange at 10–12 Broad Street, 1882
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 1908
NYSE traders floor before the introduction of electronic readouts and computer screens, 1963