Give Her Credit
The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation
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The galvanizing true story of a group of remarkable women in the 1970s male-run world of business, banking, and finance. They didn't play by the rules. They changed them and made history. In the 1970s, a new wave of feminism was sweeping America. But in the boys' club of banking and finance, women were still infantilized--no credit without a male cosigner, and their income was dismissed as unreliable. If bankers weren't going to accommodate women, then women had to take control of their own futures. In 1978 in Denver, Colorado, the opening of the Women's Bank changed everything. It was helmed by bank officer B. LaRae Orullian and the brainchild of whip-smart entrepreneur Carol Green, who forged a groundbreaking path with their headstrong colleagues, among them: Judi Foster, investment research whiz; Edna Mosley, unyielding civil rights advocate with the NAACP; Mary Roebling, renowned financial executive; Betty Freedman, a socialite and fundraiser; and Gail Schoettler, a formidable Denver mover and shaker for social justice. Coming together and facing their own unique road to revolution, they built the most successful female-run bank in the nation. It wasn't easy. Give Her Credit follows the challenges, uphill battles, and achievements of some of the enterprising women of Denver who broke boundaries, inspired millions, and afforded opportunities for every marginalized citizen in the country. It's about time their untold story was told.
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At its core Give Her Credit is an inspiring story of what happens when women work together to topple misogyny and sexism in the male-dominated industry of business, banking, and finance. And I'm all for learning more about women's place in history and how feminism and the women's rights movement paved the way for women to occupy places and spaces they were once denied.
I would've enjoyed learning more about the experiences of the Black women who were a part of the Women's Association and how this bank opening not only helped White women when achieving equality and financial freedom but minorities and marginalized people as well. We didn't get enough of these stories and insights which would've expanded this story and highlighted why Colorado's Women's Bank was different because it supported people from these communities. Marking it as one of the few banks that truly sought to pursue equality for all.
