Silent Builder: Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge Paperback – December 18, 2023

The third edition of Silent Builder: Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge by Dr. Marilyn E. Weigold, Professor Emeritus of History at Pace University, chronicles the growing recognition of Emily Roebling far beyond Brooklyn and New Jersey. The volume’s new final chapter traces her emergence from relative obscurity to become a nationally and internationally acclaimed figure for whom a street, a public school and a magnificent new plaza beneath the Brooklyn Bridge were named in the first quarter of the 21st century. By 2023, the 140th anniversary of the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge and the 180th anniversary of Emily’s birth, she was even featured in a hip-hop recording, Once Upon a Bridge. Although long overdue, Emily was at last recognized for her many accomplishments. The silent builder had become a superstar. Read more