Emily Warren Roebling

Emily Warren Roebling (born September 23, 1843, Cold Spring, New York, U.S.—died February 28, 1903, Trenton, New Jersey) was an 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; he had taken charge of the project after the death of the bridge’s principal designer, his father, John Augustus Roebling. Emily Warren was born in...