The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15
WOMAN SUCCEEDS
AS STOCK BROKER
Mrs. G. t. Ricketts, Prefers Sale
of Oil to Attractions of
Domestic Life

Woman's invasion of mans field OF
endeavor seems to have no limitations.
There is scarcely a profession or call
ing nowadays that does not have rep
resentatives of the gentler sex and in
some mere man is in grave danger of
being relegated to the down and out
| class Women of the west, while not
the extent that their eastern sisters do.
nave had the courage to invade fields
that have been overlooked or avoided
by women of the older, sections of the
country.
here In San francisco there are many
women engaged in the various pro-
iesslons, and the vast majority of them
are successful. There is one calling
however, that but few women in San
francisco, or in the entire country for
that matter, have had the temerity to
tackle, and that is the stock brokerage
and promotion business.
San Francisco has at least one
woman who has been successful in that
pursuit. She is Mrs. c. r. Ricketts,. who
has handled many industrial enter
prises.
Mrs. Ricketts, embarked in the pro-
motion business in. California 10 years
ago, when the great oil industry of the
golden state was in its infancy. Her
ilrst promotion experience was gained
in selling stock for various oil COM
panies operating in the Midway and
Sunset districts of Kern county. A year
| later, in 1901, she was sent after big
game in the financial centers of the
east. She succeeded in raising large
sums for the development of the now
famous Midway and Sunset districts.
remaining east until 1904.
Whens the great gold strike was
made at Goldfield, New. in 1905. Mrs
Ricketts, accompanied delegation from
the San Francisco stock and bond ex-
change on tour to that lively camp.
being the only woman in the party.
She contracted the gold fever on that
trip, and after the fire opened offices
in Oakland and San Francisco for the
transaction of general brokerage
business, making a speciality of Cold
neid mining stocks, and es staolished a
direct wire quotation service between
that camp and San Francisco.
Mrs. Ricketts, has been extended the
courtesies OF the San Francisco ex-
change. and is the only licensed woman
broker who ever was privileged to
trade at the rail of the mining board
In the fall of 1906 Mrs. Ricketts, went
east 10 secure correspondents for her
country, and while in New York and
other financial centers was cordially
received by some of the biggest finan-
ciers in the country.
Mrs. Ricketts, always has given per-
sonal attention to the details of her
business and attributes her success to
business acumen, rather than to anv
advantage her sex might be expected to
have. -
Mrs Ricketts, is one of the organizers
or the Redwing oil company, leasing
company for the Redwood oil company.
which owns 1900 acres Of land in the
San Juan oil fields of southeastern
Utah. She is vice president and general
manager of the former and secretary
of the latter company. She also IS
general manager of the w. w M e. r
investment company, which conducts a
general bond and brokerage business
In this city and Los Angeles.
Mrs. Ricketts, is thoroughly happv in
her chosen work and declares that she
would not think of abandoning it for
domestic life or any other pursuit.