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She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street
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The propulsive story of the women who sought, and gained, a piece of the action on Wall Street. First came the secretaries from Brooklyn and Queens—the "smart cookies" who learned on the job despite the obstacles. Then came the first Harvard Business School grads, who, despite their hard-earned diplomas, often settled for less. Eventually came the yuppies of the 1980s in power suits and commuter sneakers. In She-Wolves, award-winning historian Paulina Bren tells the story of the first generations of women who fought their way into the bad-boy culture and lavish opulence of the finance world. If the wolves of Wall Street made a show of their ferocity, the she-wolves did so with tough-as-nails persistence. Starting at a time when "No Ladies" signs hung across the doors of Wall Street's clubs and unapologetic sexism and racism were the norm at top firms, Bren chronicles the remarkable women who demanded a seat at the table. She-Wolves is an engaging and enraging look at the collision of women, finance, and New York from the go-go years to ground zero.
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"...makes a valiant effort to refresh readers' memories by reintroducing characters who've gone missing for a few chapters—we're reminded, for example, that one of them has a fondness for Welsh rarebit—but there's lots of biographical detail to absorb."
"We might hope that Bren returns to the subject in another decade or two for a further assessment."
"Bren's only goal seems to be to remind us of a familiar fact: 'Wall Street was built for men, and fundamentally, it remains an old boys' club.'"
"An enthralling chronicle of how the first generation of women to work in New York City's financial sector fought for equality…what sticks with readers will be the resourcefulness and resilience of Bren's subjects…It's a sharp look at the difficulties women faced breaking up Wall Street's boys club."
"But the two primary flaws of She-Wolves (repetitive anecdotes, extra-long accounts) are also two of its most important assets."
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