
The trader who made $100mn from the 1929 crash — only to lose it all
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Priscilla Wakefield was a Quaker, writer and social reformer who believed financial security shouldn’t be reserved for the wealthy. Living in late 18th- and early 19th-century England, she founded the country’s first pen...
The 18th-century woman who made saving possible for the poor is an episode from Behind The Money with the Financial Times by Topher Forhecz. Priscilla Wakefield was a Quaker, writer and social reformer who believed financial security should...
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Published May 27, 2026, 46:36 long, audio available.