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When 21-year-old Emily Warren married Union Army engineer Washington Roebling, she had no idea that she would become the "silent builder" of a wonder of the modern world. But when injury and illness killed her father-in-law and sidelined her husband, she boldly stepped into the breach and pushed construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to its triumphant completion in 1883. Her accomplishments in a field dominated by men have inspired young women ever since in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This second edition includes substantial new information about Emily as well as a new chapter about the little-known exploits of more than 30 STEM heroines who literally were willing to reach for the stars. Love, adventure, political intrigue, scientific breakthroughs, unexpected light moments, personal setbacks and triumphs - they're all here.
The third edition of Silent Builder: Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge by Dr. Marilyn E. Weigold, Professor Emeritus of History at Pace University, chronicles the growing recognition of Emily Roebling far beyond Brooklyn and New Jersey. The volume’s new final chapter traces her emergence from relative obscurity to become a nationally and internationally acclaimed figure for whom a street, a public school and a magnificent new plaza beneath the Brooklyn Bridge were named in the first quarter of the 21st century. By 2023, the 140th anniversary of the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge and the 180th anniversary of Emily’s birth, she was even featured in a hip-hop recording, Once Upon a Bridge. Although long overdue, Emily was at last recognized for her many accomplishments. The silent builder had become a superstar.
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Independently published, 2019
ISBN 10: 1790626609
ISBN 13: 9781790626601
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