Known as the First Lady of Wall Street, stockbroker Muriel Siebert (born 1932) made history in 1967 when she became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. She also owns and operates the only female-owned brokerage firm on the exchange.

Outspoken, smart, and determined, Muriel Siebert has made a career out of taking risks. The founder and president of the national discount brokerage firm that bears her name, Siebert became the first woman member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 1967. With offices in California and Florida, Muriel Siebert & Co. remains the only female-owned brokerage firm on the exchange. In all of her business dealings, Siebert continues to view risk as opportunity and chides her colleagues for not being more daring. "The men of the top of the industry and government should be more willing to risk sharing leadership with women and minority...