On this day, 109 years ago, on July 3, 1916 (June 4, 1916), Hetty Green, the richest woman in the world, died. July 3, 1916. Mrs. Hetty Green died at the age of 82, leaving behind a son and a daughter. It is believed that she was the richest woman in the world. Her original name was Henrietta Howland Robinson, the only daughter of a businessman and shareholder of a shipping company in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She inherited her father's $9 million estate. Shortly after her father's death, an aunt died, leaving her a $4 million estate, which was hotly disputed. Hetty-Greene's wealth continued to grow, mainly in mortgages and loans rather than shipping, and it is now speculated that she had about $100 million. The story of her stinginess is almost legendary. Rich people with only one or two million dollars often spent their money on taxis and banquets, while she walked on the snow in crude stockings. In 1867 she married an American consul in Manila. But they drew up a prenuptial agreement so that her property would be entirely in her hands.