Emily Warren

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Emily Warren was an American engineer and women’s rights advocate best known for her crucial role in overseeing the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in the late 19th century.

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instanceOf American
civil engineer
historical figure
women's rights advocate
advocatedFor women's access to higher education
women's participation in engineering and technical fields
women's rights
birthName Emily Warren
burialPlace Cold Spring Cemetery, Cold Spring, New York, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1843-09-23
dateOfDeath 1903-02-28
educatedAt Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
private tutors in mathematics and engineering
era late 19th century
familyName Roebling
fieldOfWork bridge construction
civil engineering
women's rights
fullName Emily Warren Roebling
gender female
givenName Emily
hasPublication paper on "A Wife's Disabilities"
honor first person to cross the Brooklyn Bridge by carriage at its opening
knownFor acting as de facto chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge during its construction
language English
notableFor overseeing the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge
notableWork Brooklyn Bridge
occupation engineer
project manager
suffragist
women's rights activist
participatedIn opening ceremony of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883
placeOfBirth Cold Spring, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Trenton, New Jersey, United States
linked to: Trenton, New Jersey
politicalMovement women's suffrage movement in the United States
relative Gouverneur Kemble Warren
residence Brooklyn, New York, United States
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
linked to: Trenton, New Jersey
roleInProject liaison between bedridden chief engineer Washington Roebling and on-site engineers for the Brooklyn Bridge
studied higher mathematics, strength of materials, and cable construction to support Brooklyn Bridge work
supervised day-to-day construction details of the Brooklyn Bridge
sibling Gouverneur Kemble Warren
spouse Washington Roebling
subjectOf biographical works on women in engineering
workedOn Brooklyn Bridge

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Emily Warren Roebling birthName Emily Warren
Emily Warren Roebling birthName Emily Warren
subject linked to: Emily
Emily Warren Roebling birthName Emily Warren
subject linked to: Emily Warren