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Who was the woman who finished overseeing the building of the Brooklyn Bridge?
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Emily Warren Roebling. Her father-in-law, John Roebling, was originally the Chief Engineer. He died from an on-site accident that crushed his toes and gave him tetanus.
His son (Emily's husband), Washington Roebling, took over as Chief Engineer. But he got a bad case of cassion disease (known by divers as "the bends") while surveying the underwater cassions of the bridge.
He survived, but was bedridden for the remainder of the bridge's construction. So his wife Emily was required to fill in for him, to speak to the workers on his behalf, and run messages between them. She had studied engineering and higher math, and so was able to provide crucial assistance.
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How many men died building the Brooklyn Bridge?
27 people died while building the Brooklyn Bridge.
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The Brooklyn bridge was designed by John Roebling and the Roeblings helped in the process of building the bridge with many other workers.
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