The dieselization of the Pennsylvania Railroad did not do any favors for the city of Altoona, according to Albert Churella, a history professor at Kennesaw State University, who penned a three-book series about the history of the railroad. While giving a presentation Thursday night at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum, Churella said the Altoona Works […]
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From Alias to Trailblazer: First Female Partner on Wall Street
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In the 1930s, Isabel Benham got her big break on Wall Street working for a bond firm where she made impressively accurate reports on America s railroad industry.
She was so afraid that her research papers would not be respected as a woman, she changed her name to I. Hamilton Benham. She wanted readers to think she was a man.
Her work prevailed and she became the first female partner for that bond firm. She had many firsts during her career. Among them, she was the first woman to be appointed to a Board of Directors for a railroad. She was also the first woman to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange ( (