Women's Role in Construction "Early Model"

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William M Hayden Jr Adjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & Strategy Buffalo, Ny, United States

Who Was the Woman Behind the Brooklyn Bridge?[1]
John Augustus Roebling began construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1869 but was soon killed in an accident. His son, Washington Roebling, took over, but when decompression sickness left him incapacitated, it was the younger Roebling's wife, Emily, who steered the completion of one of the 19th century’s most impressive architectural achievements.

After her husband was incapacitated in an accident, Emily Warren Roebling took over supervising the complex construction of the landmark.

[1] https://www.history.com/news/brooklyn-bridge-emily-roebling?cmpid=email-hist-inside-history-onequestion-2024-0301%7C-03012024&om_rid=

Posted: Mar 2, 2024 10:34 AM

Rami Kaibni

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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

William, women play a big role in the consturction industry. In North America, l know lots of highly accomplished women who are in leadership roles in construction organizations, many who are in the labor force, others who work in planning, estimating, engineering, contracts and procurement departments. The presence of women in the construction industry is significantly increasing and I am glad to see that happening because for the longest time, it was a male dominated industry but the winds are shifting slowly but surely!

Posted: Mar 2, 2024 11:38 AM (Updated by author: Mar 2, 2024 11:39 AM)

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