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In 1967, an ambitious woman named Muriel Siebert purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. She was one woman among nearly 1,400 men who could buy and sell shares directly on the trading floor. The NYSE was so male-dominated, in fact, there wasn’t even a ladies’ room on the trading floor. It took a good two decades more before a women’s restroom was installed near the prestigious Stock Exchange Luncheon Club, an addition spurred by Muriel’s threat to install a porta-potty if her demands weren’t met. Today, we applaud Muriel and all the women who’ve made crunching numbers their life’s work—even when met with some serious gender bias. The post Trish Costello: She’s Investing in Progress appeared first on On The Dot Woman.