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"Historical Bridgebuilder" Visiting the Long Branch Library: Emily Roebling, A Groundbreaking Woman

Discover the Bridge Builder

in Petticoats…….Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

http://www.longbranchlib.org/ 

The Long Branch Free

Public Library is presenting an evening with Emily Roebling, the groundbreaking
woman who oversaw the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.   She was called “one of the most famous women

in New Jersey” yet today few people even know her name.

Experienced storyteller Carol Simon Levin, in period costume, will portray Emily Roebling, while presenting a “lantern slide show” highlighting her drive to complete the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.  

Emily and her husband, the chief engineer, planned the bridge’s

continued construction until he became seriously ill.  While he was bedridden, she took over many of

his duties, including day-to-day supervision and project management, dealing
with politicians, competing engineers, and all those associated with the work
on the bridge to the point where people believed she was the Chief Engineer!


 Later she helped design 
the family mansion in Trenton, studied law, organized relief for returning
troops from the Spanish American War, attended the coronation of the Tsar
of Russia and even took tea with Queen Victoria! 

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 Light refreshments will be served.

The program is
free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend.  Weds. July 31st , Main Library @ 

6:30pm.











 

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