The woman who broke the "glass ceiling" on Wall Street

Mary Gindhart Herbert Roebling (July 29, 1905 – October 25, 1994) was an American banker, businesswoman, and philanthropist.

She was the first woman to serve as president of a major US bank and helped guide the country's economy through difficult times.

Mary Gindhart was born in New Jersey (USA) and was the eldest of four children. She married for the first time at the age of 19 to a member of an influential family, but her husband died shortly afterwards.

Portrait of Mary Gindhart Herbert Roebling

She remarried Siegfried Roebling, the son of a wealthy family, and received a share of the stock of the Trenton Trust Financial Center after her husband's death in 1936.

Mary Gindhart was the first woman to serve as president of a major US bank.

Having studied finance and banking at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University, she quickly proved her abilities after taking over her husband's position on the Board of Directors of Trenton Trust.

Trenton Trust Company headquarters in downtown Trenton, where Mary Roebling's financial career began

In 1937, she was elected Chairman of the Board, becoming the first woman to serve as president of a major U.S. commercial bank. She remained president for more than 30 years until the bank merged, then continued as chairman until 1984.

Mary G. Roebling (right) with actress Joan Crawford

Mary Gindhart was more than just a manager. She modernized the bank, expanded its services, and oversaw a merger that led to the formation of Trenton National Bank.

Mary G. Roebling modernized the bank, expanded services, and oversaw a major bank merger.

In 1978, she founded Women's Bank National (Women's Bank NA) in Denver, the first U.S. chartered bank founded by women, and served as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors until 1983.

In 1978, she founded Women's National Bank in Denver.

She helped guide the US economy through difficult times, including becoming the first female Governor of the US Stock Exchange and advising several US Presidents on economic issues.

Mary G. Roebling was the first female governor of the American Stock Exchange.

She died in 1994 at her home in Trenton, New Jersey, leaving behind the image of a pioneering woman in the financial industry and opening doors for generations of women to come.

Her resting place is at Ewing Cemetery in New Jersey, USA.

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