FOSTER CITY, Calif.,
March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- CardRatings.com is paying tribute to the countless
women that paved the way for financial freedom to round out Women's
History Month. The ratings and review site is led by an all-female
team of credit card experts, analysts and editors – something that
would have been unheard of as recently as the early 1970s. The team
wants young women coming of age to understand the fight of so many
women that came before them.
Generation Y and Z may not be aware that it wasn't as simple as
1-2-3 for women to become financially independent. The
"CardRatings outlines the past, present, future of women's
financial independence" piece acts as a timeline of the women at
the forefront of the fight; it begins in 1769 - when women became
their husband's property after marriage – and ends with the current
state of affairs: the first female Treasury Secretary.
Other highlights include:
- The Impact of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act on Women
- Women's financial freedom
- New statistics on women and property ownership
- Significant Figures in the Fight for Women's Financial
Independence, including:
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg - women's
financial rights activist/Supreme Court Justice
- Maggie Lena Walker - the first
American woman to own a bank
- Mary Kies - the first female to
receive a U.S. patent
- Muriel Siebert - the first woman
to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange
Younger female generations of soon-to-be high school grads may
be surprised to learn that they weren't likely to be able to open a
credit card in their own name as recently as 50 years ago. While
they may soon be opening their first student credit card before
heading to college in the fall, their grandmothers likely couldn't
have done so or even bank on their own, never mind apply for a
mortgage.
"We're heading into Financial Literacy month, so what better
time to educate more women on the history of our own fight for
financial freedom?" says Brooklyn Lowery, the editorial director
and in-house credit card expert for CardRatings.
"I want my daughter to grow up knowing and honoring the women
who fought tirelessly to secure women's financial independence. I
never want her to take it for granted – having a credit card,
buying my house or even holding this job may not have been possible
without these trailblazers."
About CardRatings
CardRatings is owned and operated by
QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in providing performance
marketplace technologies and services to the financial services and
home services industries. QuinStreet is a pioneer in delivering
online marketplace solutions to match searchers with brands in
digital media. The company is committed to providing consumers with
the information and tools they need to research, find and select
the products and brands that meet their needs. CardRatings is a
member of QuinStreet's expert research and publishing division.
CardRatings innovated online credit card ratings and has been
offering independent ratings and reviews of credit card offers
since 1998. The website collects and maintains data on more than
700 credit card offers and carefully compiles objective lists of
the top credit cards by card type, making it easy for consumers to
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