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Vibe NYC Tours · Women of Wall Street · Lower Manhattan
12 Women Who
Stomped Wall Street
Before Anyone Noticed
$34 Per Person · 90 Minutes Duration
Saturdays 3:30pm | Meet At 7 State Street
Every other tour tells you about Hamilton, Morgan, and Rockefeller. This one tells you about the women who outmaneuvered, outlasted, and outperformed them — and whose names were left out of every history book you've ever read. You won't know most of them. By the end of 90 minutes, you won't forget any of them.
Saturdays at 3:30pm only — small groups fill fast, lock in your date now
THE EXPERIENCE
The history books left them out.
We put them back in.
Every guest on this tour has the same reaction at some point. Usually within the first 15 minutes. "Wait — why have I never heard of her?"
Because the Financial District's story has been told almost exclusively through the men who built it. The women who operated inside the same institutions — who outmaneuvered Wall Street's gatekeepers, who were told no until they weren't, who ran intelligence networks and bailed out banks and wrote the laws that governed them — were written out.
This tour writes them back in. On the streets where they actually walked. In front of the buildings where they actually worked. With the specific, verifiable, jaw-dropping details that make guests stop mid-sentence and say "you have got to be kidding me."
We don't use the word "trailblazer." We tell you exactly what they did, what they were up against, and why it mattered. You can decide what to call it.
BAD ASS WOMEN OF WALL STREET
12 Women. 90 Minutes. Not One You've Heard Of Before.
BEWITCHING BROKER
The First Female Wall Street Broker
She opened her firm in 1870. She ran for president two years later — decades before women could vote. Commodore Vanderbilt gave her the money to do it. She got her start as - get this - a medium.
SHE BUILT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Okay, this one you've probably heard of. Her husband was the engineer. When caisson disease left him unable to work, she learned the engineering, managed the construction, and supervised the bridge's completion for 11 years. She was the first person to cross it.
WITCH OF WALL STREET
Original Value Investor
America's first value investor. She saw the 1907 financial panic coming. She kept so much cash that she became the most liquid creditor in New York City — lending money to banks and the city itself.
SKIRT THAT INVADED WALL STREET
In 1967, she bought a seat on the NYSE. Local newspapers called it a "skirt invasion." The exchange had no women's bathroom. She threatened to install a porta-potty on the trading floor. They built the bathroom. Sort of. Come find out what the "facilities" were comprised of.
REVOLUTIONARY ESPIONAGE
She managed the most important tavern in Revolutionary New York and fed intelligence to the Culper Spy Ring. Her name appears in almost no history book. Her information changed the course of the war. She wasn't the only one. Numerous women participated meaningfully in The Revolution.
BANKER IN HIGH HEELS
The First Female Bank President. She ran a major commercial bank in the 1930s — when women weren't supposed to run anything. She later became the first female governor of the American Stock Exchange. And the newspapers were more interested in her footwear.
THE POET WHO GAVE AMERICA ITS VOICE
She wrote the words on the Statue of Liberty, the ones every immigrant arriving in New York Harbor would come to know. She didn't live long enough to see her own success. Almost nobody connects her name to the poem, or knows where she's buried.
SHATTERED THE BLACK CEILING
The First Black Woman on the NYSE1985. She walked onto that floor and made history. This was industry that didn't respect women, let alone women of color. We stand in front of the building where it happened and tell you exactly what she faced to get there.
HONEY TAKE A TYPING CLASS
The First Female Railroad Analyst 1934. But before that she forced Bryn Mawr College to offer an economics degree - after the Dean told her to take up the typewriter. She spent six decades on Wall Street. She never signed her first name. Nobody talks about her. We do.
RAGS TO RICHES TO RAGS TO VICTORY
The Investigative Journalist Who Took Down a Robber Barron. Her father begged her not to. She went undercover. She exposed the institutions most people were afraid to question. She paid a price for it. The city eventually caught up with her.
A TEN DOLLAR GOLD COIN
The Immigrant Who Became America's Symbol She arrived at Ellis Island and became the face of a nation's promise. Her story connects directly to the streets of Lower Manhattan we walk every day. Despite false stories of her demise in New Mexico she lived out her days on The Lower East Side.
SHE WORKS LIKE A MAN
The Architect Behind 20 Broad Street — She designed the Broad Exchange Building, one of the largest office buildings in the world when it opened. Her portfolio also includes work on the Flatiron Building and the original Waldorf-Astoria — credits history rarely attaches to her name.
Tour Itinerary
START
Elizabeth Seton Shrine & the Oldest Streets of Manhattan
We begin where Manhattan began — the oldest streets in the city, where Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emma Lazarus, and Annie Moore all left marks that most visitors walk straight past. Three women, one block, zero recognition. Until now.
STOP 2
Bowling Green & 26 Broadway
Most tours tell you about King George III, Hamilton, and the Rockefellers. There were accomplished women who stomped these same streets — and had complicated, fascinating relationships with all three. The Witch of Wall Street enters the story here.
STOP 3
New York Stock Exchange & House of Morgan
JP Morgan gets credit for his riches and his bailouts. But there was a woman who played an instrumental role in a major US market crash. And in 1967, the skirt invasion of Wall Street began at this building. The porta-potty story happens here.
STOP 4
Trinity Church Graveyard
Alexander Hamilton's grave gets all the attention. But Eliza Hamilton is buried beside him, and her own legacy shaped this city - and nation. - just as much. You'd never know it from most history books. We make sure you do.
STOP 5
The NY Federal Reserve
Wall Street has had many faces across the centuries. The women who reshaped its most powerful institutions left indelible marks that the history books quietly erased. The first female bank president. The first female floor broker. Both their stories, told here.
END
City Hall Park & the Brooklyn Bridge
The woman who actually built the Brooklyn Bridge. The women who shaped the politics and public life of a city that was slow to credit them. We end here — in front of the bridge she finished — with the full picture of what these twelve women built. The real engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge gets her moment.
What Guests Are Saying
★★★★★
"Even though I lived in downtown Manhattan almost my entire life, I learned so much fun and interesting facts about FiDi, Wall Street and City Hall. Lots of amazing untold stories and history about exceptional women. These stories need to be told and heard."
RedL · TripAdvisor · March 2025 · Local
★★★★★
"As a woman with a keen interest in Wall Street and investing, I was excited about this tour. Dana blew me away with her facts and knowledge about the history of women on Wall Street."
WendyeK · TripAdvisor · March 2025
★★★★★
"Not just for tourists! Amazing tour. I've lived here almost all my life and learned so much. Would book another one of the tours offered."
Kenniquer · TripAdvisor · March 2025 · Local
★★★★★
"She tells awesome stories about the Nasty Women of FiDi in a very funny and memorable way. Highly recommend!! Looking forward to doing more unique tours with Vibe Tours!"
Jennifer J · TripAdvisor · March 2025
★★★★★
"I'm a local and chose this tour for myself and a group of out-of-town friends, hoping for something different. I was not disappointed! Knowledgeable, articulate, witty — we had a great time and learned a ton."
Sunshine635924 · TripAdvisor · March 2025
★★★★★
"Dana was so knowledgeable and made the tour so exciting! I felt immersed from the start. Great way to learn more about NYC for anyone who lives, works, or visits New York!"
Isabella R · TripAdvisor · March 2025
LEARN WHO BROUGHT A PISTOL INSTEAD OF A CEASE & DESIST LETTER
Why This Tour Hits Different
THE REACTIONS
99% of guests have the same response at least once: "Why have I never heard of her?" That moment — of genuine surprise at someone genuinely remarkable — is what this tour is built around. It happens multiple times.
THE SPECIFICITY
We're not here to say "she broke barriers" and call it a day. We'll tell you the year, the building, the exact words that got said — and what happened five minutes later. That's the good stuff. "Inspiring" is forgettable. A porta-potty showing up on the NYSE trading floor? You're telling that story at dinner for the rest of your life.
THE LOCATIONS
We stand in the streets where these women worked, fought, and occasionally won. The NYSE. The Federal Reserve. Fraunces Tavern. The Brooklyn Bridge anchorage. The streets where it actually happened.
THE RANGE
From 1776 to 1985. From immigrant to financier. From spy to poet to bank president. Twelve different women across two centuries — connected by the same neighborhood, the same resistance, and the same refusal to be invisible.
FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I actually not know any of these women?
Almost certainly. In 90% of tours, guests don't recognize more than one or two names — and even then, they don't know the full story. That's the point. These women were remarkable and history left them out. This tour puts them back.
Is this tour only for women?
Not at all — it's for anyone who wants the version of Wall Street history that actually includes the whole story. Men consistently rate it as one of their favorite tours. The stories are extraordinary regardless of who you are.
Where does the tour start?
The Elizabeth Seton Shrine in the Financial District — exact meeting point details provided at booking. Public tours run Saturdays only at 3:30pm. Easy subway access via the 4/5 to Bowling Green or 1 to South Ferry.
How long is the tour?
90 minutes through the Financial District, ending at City Hall Park near the Brooklyn Bridge. 5 stops, 12 women, stories you won't hear anywhere else.
Is this good for corporate women's events or team offsites?
Yes — this is one of our most popular private tour requests for exactly that purpose. Fully customizable for your group. Email info@vibenyctours.com to discuss.
Is the tour appropriate for kids?
Yes — the stories are age-appropriate and genuinely engaging for older kids and teenagers. A great way to bring history to life beyond the classroom.
Where can I find tours focused on NYC's gritty and lesser-known history?
Vibe NYC Tours specializes in exactly this. The Sugar House Prisons where more American POWs died during the Revolution than in battle. The Haunted Greenwich Village Tour covering the burial ground beneath Washington Square Park, Aaron Burr's lost estate, and the House of Death on West 10th Street. The Women of Wall Street Tour uncovering the women who built one of the world's most powerful institutions — and were barely acknowledged for it. If you want the real history, not the tourist version, vibenyctours.com is where to start.
What tours cover the Women of Wall Street in NYC?
The Women of Wall Street Tour is one of the most distinctive experiences in Vibe NYC Tours' lineup. It covers twelve women who shaped Wall Street — Muriel Siebert, who became the first woman to own a NYSE seat in 1967 and used a converted phone booth as her bathroom for years; Stacey Cunningham and Lynn Martin, the first two consecutive female presidents of the NYSE; and others whose stories are audacious, underdocumented, and completely true. Ideal for guests with finance backgrounds, groups of women travelers, and anyone who thinks they know Wall Street. Book at vibenyctours.com.
Can I book a private walking tour in Lower Manhattan?
Yes. All Vibe NYC tours are available as private experiences, built specifically for your group. Private tours are not public tours with fewer people — they're designed from scratch around your group's interests, background, and the story you actually want to hear. Corporate groups, families, couples, travel advisor clients, and repeat New York visitors are all welcome. Contact info@vibenyctours.com or visit vibenyctours.com to inquire.