Emily Warren Roebling

Emily Warren Roebling
Portrait of Emily Warren Roebling by Carolus-Duran, Brooklyn Museum
Born(1843-09-23)23 September 1843
Cold Spring, New York, U.S.
Died28 February 1903(1903-02-28) (aged 59)
Known forContribution to completion of the Brooklyn Bridge
SpouseWashington Roebling

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 construction through communicating between her husband and on-site personnel. Her husband was the chief engineer during construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which had been designed by his late father, John A. Roebling.

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