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Emily Warren Roebling (September 23, 1843 – February 28, 1903) was an engineer known for her contributions over a period of more than 10 years to the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband Washington Roebling developed caisson disease (a.k.a. decompression disease) and became bedridden. She served as a liaison and supervisor of ...
May 3, 2024 · Emily Warren Roebling, American socialite, builder, and businesswoman who was largely responsible for guiding construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (1869–83) throughout the debilitating illness of its chief engineer, her husband, Washington Augustus Roebling. Learn more about her life and work.
Mar 8, 2018 · Emily Warren Roebling. Oversaw the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after her engineer husband fell ill. By JESSICA BENNETT. It was not customary for a woman to accompany a man to a...
Engineer and Activist. The story of the woman who oversaw the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge and became an activist for women’s rights. Print Page. Emily Warren Roebling, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, 1953, from a photograph taken between 1860 and 1880. Library of Congress. Brooklyn Bridge.
Feb 26, 2024 · With the chief engineer confined to his bed in his Brooklyn Heights home, his wife, Emily Warren Roebling, stepped up and steered the completion of one of the 19th century’s most impressive...
Emily Warren Roebling was born to an upper middle class family in Cold Spring, New York, the second youngest of 12 children. Wife, mother, lecturer, student, world traveler, and clubwoman, this multi-faceted Victorian woman was a pioneering example of independence.
Apr 8, 2022 · But when Washington A. Roebling, the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, fell ill, it was his wife, Emily Warren Roebling, who stepped in — managing, liaising and politicking between city officials, workers, and her husband’s bedside to see the world’s first steel-wire suspension bridge to completion.”
Mar 25, 2024 · Emily Warren Roebling remains one of the most influential women in the history of New York City after she contributed immensely to the design and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883.
Feb 27, 2018 · With her husband bedridden, Emily Roebling helped keep the dream of the Brooklyn Bridge alive.
Mar 8, 2018 · The first tribute was today, and it honored Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who eventually oversaw the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband, who was the lead engineer, fell ill.
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