In this episode of the Compendium, we're looking up Cassie Chadwick, the woman who walked so that Anna Delvey could run. Dubbed Carnegie's imaginary heir, Cassie Chadwick's scam is a story of deception, ambition, and the pursuit of wealth at any cost.
We love a female con artist here on The Compendium, and Cassie Chadwick is the original OG Queen of the con. Today, we explore how Cassie convinced a bunch of rich greedy bankers to hand her millions of dollars in hard cold cash that resulted in her becoming an icon of the ages. Cassie's story is a testament to the power of storytelling, the allure of the unattainable, and the lengths to which one might go to secure their place in history.
Resources and Further Reading
- "Cassie Chadwick” - Wikipedia
- "Cassie Chadwick: The Female Wizard of Finance” - Ohio History Connection
- "Greed in the Gilded Age" - by William Elliott Hazelgrove
- "The High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance" – by Karen Abbott