Jennie Douglas was the first woman officially hired to work at the U.S. Treasury.[1] She was the first in a cohort of 70 women hired by U.S. Treasurer Francis E. Spinner in 1862,[2] sometimes known as the First Treasury Girls. Douglas' role was to trim money, which at the time had to be physically cut by hand. Her legacy has been recognized by Janet Yellen, the first woman secretary of the Treasury and Chair of the Federal Reserve.[3] She was born in New York.