Reviving Hetty Green: Local transforms herself into New Bedford's 'Witch of Wall Street'
NEW BEDFORD — The "Witch of Wall Street" is back on the streets of the Whaling City."She was brilliant," said Irene Duprey-Gutierrez, 80, who portr...
NEW BEDFORD — The "Witch of Wall Street" is back on the streets of the Whaling City."She was brilliant," said Irene Duprey-Gutierrez, 80, who portrays the New Bedford icon Hetty Green. "She was a glass ceiling breaker, long before that term came about. It's an honor to be a version of her."Duprey-Gutierrez, who grew up in New Bedford, said she heard stories about Green including her parents' connection to her son Ned, aka "The Colonel.""My grandfather had actually seen her (Green) many times. He'd be coming home from the mill on the 6 a.