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Emily Warren Roebling

By Elsa Chirhart

List 3 resources you used

http://roeblingmuseum.org/about-us/emily-warren-roebling/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Warren_Roebling http://www.asce.org/People-and-Projects/People/Bios/Roebling,-Emily-Warren/

Why did she interest me?

Emily Warren Roebling interested me because she studied math and science when it wasn’t common for girls to do. When she was 15, she enrolled in a sort of college and studied history, algebra, geography, and French. When she was 56, she earned a law degree.

Why What major thing did they study or accomplish that has impacted our world today?

After the death of her father-in-law and her husband’s illness, Emily had to take on the huge undertaking of completing the construction of a bridge that would connect Brooklyn to New York.

Engineers are cool!

Why was this important?

Childhood

This was important because it helped the economy in the area by making it easier for people to go to work and other places like restaurants and stores.

Emily was born on September 23, 1843 in Cold Spring, NY. She had 11 siblings and enjoyed learning.

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