Stuff You Missed in History Class

Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge

01.24.2024 - By iHeartPodcastsPlay

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Emily Warren Roebling played a crucial role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband became disabled. It’s a story of an engineering marvel and what mainstream U.S. society expected of women and disabled people in the 19th century.

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