The Woman Who Built The Brooklyn Bridge
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Inspiring. Please forward this on to every young Emily you know.
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@@TheB1M YES.do you kinda remember that i had been inspired by you to become an architect?
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@@Aviraj We do!
Did a project in school over this. Such a truly inspiring story. Emily was an incredibly smart individual. Her ability to adapt to her situations and carry on a family dream is so admirable. Great video.
From the New York Times obituary: "[Emily], in later life, would study law at New York University and argue in an Albany law journal article for equality in marriage." She also "used her 'superb diplomatic skills' to manage competing parties - including the mayor of Brooklyn, who tried to have her husband ousted from the project." Wonderful video, thanks for posting!
Not many people even were or aware of these facts about the Brooklyn bridge; very much inspiring! Thank You B1M again!!
From building a historic bridge to fighting foe women's equality, damn this girl is a strong one.
There was a structure to learn from. It is his first “Longest Bridge”, “The Roebling” in Cincinnati, or the Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge. The bridge swayed so much after opening, they had to install a web of beams to hold it in place. It’s no longer a true suspension bridge.
Loved seeing this comment. I live a few blocks away from the Roebling Bridge so it’s awesome to see it recognized.
The B1M did not mention the Roebling bridge that crosses the Ohio River, but it is familiar to bridge enthusiasts, and I suspect that many thousands of visitors have taken pictures of it.
I hope this iconic NYC landmark, gets its life extended far into the future.
It's a gorgeous bridge. I often go a bit out of my way just to cross it.
i go out of my way to drive cross it just because it’s free 😂
@@cph926 yes but so is the Williamsburg bridge. (Though your right that I'm more often avoiding the tunnel which does cost money).
@@mogul1 yeah i do it to avoid the tunnel. that $10 toll is too much for twice a day 🙃. less coin from me in the pockets of the port authority, lol.
@@cph926 well the money hungry politicians do seem to be heading towards a congestion fee for anyone entering lower Manhattan, so good luck to us all.
A great American Structure Completed!! Thank you Emily, a woman way ahead of her time!
No thanks to the thousands of workers, the architects and those who paid for the bridge, because they were male.
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Nice video.
You've made a couple of videos on Australian cities, so it would be cool to see a video about the development here in Auckland, New Zealand, feels like a new tall building is being completed every day.
Hosting the Americas Cup next year means that there is also lots of development on the waterfront.
And we are even finally getting a proper underground rail loop too!
Fantastic story B1M. AS far as im concerned this is one of the 5 iconic bridges in the world....Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tower Bridge London, Milau Viaduct...special mention to the Bridge over the River Kwai :)
It is a magnificent bridge. I have been across it my self. Like the Golden Gate Bridge they are both magnificent for their times. And still today. On a nice day I can see the Golden Gate from my home. Thanks for remembering the past.
I grew up with the Golden Gate Bridge and now I have the pleasure of living near the Brooklyn Bridge. History is amazing. We could use more of these reminders than the vapid stuff we see
@@SL-lz9jr Your right. Funny how our rolls are reversed Pretty cool.
You always upload just when I open my iPad and wake up perfect timing.
Same
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@@period5304 alsi hoga dopahar me sota hoga
Because he watches you sleep
Technology moves as fast as I go to the store for beer.
Thank you for highlighting the contributions of this woman. I'm glad to have learned about her.
a woman played a major role.
others had roles to play and got things done, in case you've forgotten
they didn't forget, did you not watch the video?
You would not be saying this if it was a video on a man who had built a bridge
@@daveolsen9980 There is no such video.
is the current trend to empower women, which makes the video focus more on who built it rather than just the bridge itself, if a bridge was "built by a man",
it wouldn't even be named, it's not relevant,
But if a woman has participated in something, it must be said,
as if it were an extraordinary thing
No one forgot that lol. Or do you believe that we now all believe this bridge was solely her job ?
@@WebHackmd ummm. The bridge was named, and very famous because its the longest bridge in the world at the time and a landmark in the most famouscity in the world. I don't see what you're getting at.
Also did you forget the part where her role wasn't fully recognized until 2018?
Nice video to bring recognition to a key person in the design of one of the world's greatest bridges
I thought the woman who built the bridge named "Brooklyn". 😂
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*"Woman who built the Brooklyn bridge"*
2000 men who built it: *sad construction noises*
lol but....nvrmind
Elon Musk: I take credit for everything and get paid for it!
We live in an age where we have to downplay the achievements of (white) men to give minorities and the other sex a boost to their confidence so that they can stand on their own feet. Once they are able to do that they'll be able to create their own achievements that they can be proud of. Personally, I believe that emphasizing which group or gender achieved a particular milestone just divides us even further, but in the end, it doesn't even matter.
@@jrcat2258 how dare women and people of color get fair representation! Not like nobody had issues have her cross the bridge with the President and the governor! Clearly all involved thought she shouldn't be there! Wait....
She was the boss of 2000 white men. You go girl.
Emily literally became the soul of the bridge to overcome social and economic hurdles.
What? Where do you get that from?
Why am I awake at 4 in the morning
Bad sleeping habits, I reckon.
Another quality B1M production.
The music is quite moving.
Ah thank you so much!! and thanks for watching!
Thanks for this amazing content! Keep it up and we will keep supporting you.
Fun fact: John Roebling was the architect for the Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati/Covington and even used it as inspiration for the Brooklyn Bridge!
An amazing story. Emily displayed great perseverance & determination in getting the job done. 14 years is a long time to oversee a project. Cheers
Such a beautiful piece of history and story!
Seeing a upload from b1m always makes my day.
Every social media "influencer" needs to watch this video so that they will understand what it really means to influence and contribute to the world!
I always asked myself how this bridge or should i rather say those bridges around there can still take the traffic nowadays. Did they really make everything oversize back then or did bridges go under several adjustments and upgrades?
The technology was in it's infancy. Everything had higher safety margins. Over built
@@matthewerwin4677 It was more like the materials were too strong
@@matthewerwin4677 But there were other bridges built back then aswell. In your theory all of them should have had higher safety margins. And i am sure not all bridges built back then still exist.
@@quiDraco1 I'm talking about bridges made of steel. The Eads bridge in St. Louis was built around the same time. Overbuilt as well.
Any bridge only lasts if it's maintained.
I'm all for woman in engineering roles. But honestly I feel like the workers that died due to bends are more deserving of the credit for constructing the bridge. Still she's an Inspiration
1883, still standing and used. Now that's a marvel. How impressive is that! (let alone her other achievements)
This video doesn’t give enough credit to Washington. Yes Emily helped carry on the plans after Washington got Caisson sickness but the plans were mostly from John and perfected by Washington after he toured Europe and studied suspension bridges there.
We have to give her credit for the work she did, but to ignore the work of John and Washington is not good either. To say that Emily built the bridge completely, as this video asserts,is an overstatement. If you have to elevate one individual by downplaying the contributions of other individuals in this project, then it is anything but empowerment.
@Stuart Aaron that's right!
@@megamind8901 absolutely. I’m happy for her work in helping make the bridge a reality and carrying on from her dying husbands wish, but to say it only exists solely at the “determination and resolve of one woman” is just a slap in the face to so many people who worked hard to build this bridge... it’s a shame
You can watch literally everyother documentary about John and Washingtons part of the project.
@@Josh-zk7pf Pretty sure all the workers saw her working on the bridge than her husband. Also being basicly lead ON-SITE engineer and doing all the nagotiations for the project. There's a reason why she was the first to cross with the President and Governor.
Husband dies from tetanus. Son debilitated by decompression sickness.
I think this is more the story of the most unlucky family ever.
What do u think of Anne Frank's dad Otto Frank?.. except him all were tortured and killed by the Nazis
She was the wife of the son, Washington Roebling.
best youtube channel ever. thank you for everything
As a man I could never build a bridge of that size on my own. Women are amazing.
LOL
John Roebling also invented the cables used here... sadly when the next bridge was built to connect Manhattan to Williamsburg, they shaved off expenses by using non-galvanized cables... by the 1980s the entire Williamsburg Bridge was so rotten it had to be closed and essentially rebuilt in place.
Another great video really interesting. We would love to go to New York one day 🤞🏼🧱👍🏽
the brooklyn bridge makes me cry and i dont even know why. I've been on it a handful of times, and thinking about it just takes me home
Oh thank goodness, I had finished the rest of TH-cam (yes, all of it) and was just waiting for this.
There's nothing not to love about this channel. I love The B1M.
It's sad that it took nearly one and a half centuries for this remarkable women to receive credit for her work.
We owe it to our wives and daughters to make sure such practices remain a relic of the past.
She received credit at the time...the narrator says so.
There's no need to pretend she was somehow wronged. She was the first person to cross the bridge when it opened. That wasn't by mistake.
The 1970s book by David McCullough is fascinating, too, love this story!
4:31 is mesmerizing!
nicest sponsor shoutout I ever seen on a big channel!
wow what an achievement, usually its real though to find a guy thats an expert in geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, hydraulic engineering, can operate a barge crane anddd knows how to operate a cutting torch and hammer hot rivets. usually harder to find a guy that can do it all at once !
She pressed on to get it built. A pioneer indeed.
I love these videos - really good stuff..
Here in Northern ky we have the J.K. Roebling Suspension Bridge that connects Covington ky to Cincinnati Ohio. My granfather Jack P. Koors was the main authority on the upkeep and maintenance of the bridge in the 60's and 70's, my aunt even had some of the old lights off of the bridge she acquired when they were replaced, they are huge, about 3 ft. tall. My dad worked on the same bridge his whole life, ive heard stories about a staircase in one of the towers of the bridge and rumors about a book my dad found left there by Roebling himself. Who knows, everyone has passed away as the years passed but till this day i take walks across the bridge frequently and its one of my favorite relaxing spots in the middle of the city. Right now I'm sad to say it's shut down to traffic due to large trucks going across it after being told not to, the big trucks coming thru is as a direct result of an accident that has the I75 north and south double decker bridge closed after a fiery wreck. I hope they get everything fixed soon the traffic has been a complete disaster lately.
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Filipino comments will keep on reacting to this instead of the actual video.
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Very encouraging for young women looking to get in to construction!
Fantastic view of history. Well done!
Good. How about a discussion of The Bends between the Brooklyn Bridge and the Eads Bridge, built at the same time with similar issues in their caissons?
Why no mention of the fact that it's unique among suspension bridges, being simultaneously a cable stay bridge and a suspension bridge?
Because this video is about feminism. Not engineering.
We cover that in another video. Bridging the Big Apple
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Women actually built Waterloo Bridge, since the men were at war.
I read the book on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge some years ago, and it did indeed give a lot of due credit to Emily Roebling. John Roebling’s original interest was that he was in the steel cable manufacturing business. When the bridge was actually built, the wire for the cables was supplied by other contractors, one of whom wad quite shady. Partway through constrhction, it was discovered that some of the wire was well below specifications. Washington Roebling “did the math”, and determined that with the remainder of the wires, if they were up to specifications, would be more than enough to support the structure. The bad wires remain until this day.
Very interesting!
Yeah the wires was faulty if not for Washingtons fail safes it might have collapsed
Honestly the best content on construction off all time. Ive already belled ur channel 😇
Thanks so much!!! We love the notification squad!
The B1M makes great videos.
the idea to build brooklyn bridge came from the very cold winter when east river frozen and people was able to cross this river by walk from manhattan to brooklyn in a few minutes ;)
Not exactly it was more of the final push to get people over to Robeling’s proposal.
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, originally known as the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge, spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. When opened on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span, which was later overtaken by John A. Roebling's most famous design of the 1883 Brooklyn Bridge at 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Roebling_Suspension_Bridge
Quality content as always.
Here in Thuringia, Johann Röbling's home state, the Emily-Röbling-Award is dedicated annually to successful business women/founders/leaders who manage(d) to persevere in a majorly men-dominated environment. Just a sidenote.
Brooklyn may be one of the reason for New York's success
It rained a lot yesterday in Seoul, Korea. The cold winter began with the cold wind blowing. - I hope health is always with you. Thank you. ^O^
Sry but it is just wrong to say that she built the Brooklyn Bridge when actually it were three people (plus thousands of workers). I mean it's cool that she is mentioned but it would be as wrong to say only the male Roemlings built it as to say only she built it when Roemling was the architect and her husband was starting and managing the process for years. It were them all who built it.
Oh come on don't give me that bullshit, have you ever complained when they talked about a specific architect or development company, and said they built something, don't lie we both know you haven't. Be truthful you got triggered because they talked about a women doing something and in a quite juvenile way you have taken it as an attack on men, when it's actually just talking about someone's achievement.
Let's not forget the 20 men who died during construction. The bridge would've been built without Mrs. Roebling. She just got lucky that her husband was incapacitated.
@@matthewerwin4677 Never thought your husband being incapacitated would be reffered to as "lucky".
We have to give her credit for the work she did, but to ignore the work of her son and husband is not good either. To say that Emily built the bridge completely, as this video asserts,is an overstatement. If you have to elevate one individual by downplaying the contributions of other individuals in this project, then it is anything but empowerment.
Pretty sure yall be fine if it was one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's works with no mention of others involved.
I love the Brooklyn bridge.
The pain and suffering that went into building this engineering marvel, is not cared for today as it should be.
I've walked over it on GTAIV. It took forever, and I was a wanted man once I reached the other (Algonquin) side. 💙
Fantastic Marvellous bridge Thank You
Proof there was a time we knew how to build stuff to last!
We seem to have gotten over it.😳
We still do, what are you talkin' bout?
You go girl! It's taken far too long for her story - and the stories of women like her to come to the front of the line.
Like, did you know that the Chief Engineer of the factory that pumped out Hurricane warplanes for the allied war effort was Elsie MacGill? The media at the time tried to make a frenzy of the fact that she was a woman in charge of a factory of women - but she wouldn't have it. She was an engineer in a room of engineers, nothing more.
I read a book about her years ago...just because you didn't know about her doesn't mean people have been keeping her story hidden.
We have to give her credit for the work she did, but to ignore the work of John us Washington is not good either. To say that Emily built the bridge completely, as this video asserts,is an overstatement. If you have to elevate one individual by downplaying the contributions of other individuals in this project, then it is anything but empowerment.
Did you even watch or listen to the video?
@@TH3mrBROWN I did. what's your point?
I see! She carried out the plans of her husband and son, so therefore she built the Brooklyn Bridge. Talk about a B1M pander-bear!
Her husband refined the plans from his father and started work. He got ill and bed ridden so his wife had to relay information till she was able to do it herself. She was the one that had to make all the in person decisions both construction and political decisions. She was pretty much the only reason they weren't kicked from the project.
@@EbonyPhoenix Sorry! Did she conceive the plan, or make the sophisticated mathematical calculations required for the design work? Don’t think so. Do you believe, for example, that she had the knowledge of metallurgy necessary for such a project? No. Did she have the professional expertise and training that her husband and son possessed that would allow her to order necessary materials used in the bridge’s construction? No. Did she, on her own, initially know what vendors to contact to provide such materials? Doubtful. Face it, she did what any competent office manager would do: competently carry out the boss’ plan.
@@stevenpardon5363 she was taught. You think she can't learn because she's a woman? You really think she passes of information from her husband, politicians, business men, and engineers for over a decade and not learn anything? Should I believe you over the people she worked with?
@@EbonyPhoenix I guess “she was taught” are the operative words, aren’t they? I’m not saying she wasn’t intelligent. I’m not saying she didn’t have a certain skill level. I’m not saying she wasn’t determined to complete the project. I’m not saying she didn’t have some input in the project. I’m only saying that her primary accomplishment was to follow through, in a competent way, the innovations and plans of her husband and son. Why is it that we feel it necessary to alter history in such a way as to artificially inflate female contributions in the STEM fields just to satisfy an ideology. Were there a few great female scientists through the years? Sure. However, the greatest innovations in STEM were produced by men. Does that mean that women shouldn’t try to excel in these fields? Of course not. Compete. Give it your best shot, and let your talents take you as far as they can.
@@stevenpardon5363 It isn't altering history. The father died before even starting the project, his plans were altered by the son who had his greatist influence in the first year. After the accident he only really taked to his wife. If you ever built a building of any size you would know, what you have planned and what you built aren't the same. Emily had to do the day to day operation of the chief on site engineer. I remember a bridge that didn't have one because the cheif engineer refused to go there, and guess what happened? The bridge collapsed during construction. Someone managing everything that can actually GO TO THE SITE is kinda important. AGAIN no one there thinks she stole valor, so why the fuck should we take your word?
The Brooklyn bridge is an amazing structure. I have the privilege of living near one of Roebling's earlier projects, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge connecting Wheeling WV to Wheeling Island on the Ohio River. Built in 1849-1851, Wheeling's bridge is also beautiful.
Thank god u ploaded 5 minutes after i just woke up
There was a great documentary about the bridge on the BBC called Seven Wonders of the Industrial World that's well worth checking out.
So it wasn’t her idea... and it was already mostly built when she took over... and she is the one who built it .... 🧐🧐🧐
Hahah, I was wondering the same
Yea, 13 years to finish is "already mostly built"........
Like literally both father and son had their accidents within a year. You didn't even bother to check or watch the video before making the claim of stolen recognition.
@@EbonyPhoenix The bridgee took 14 year to build so yeah by 13 years it was mostly built.
@@ogkhush3731 read again. When she took over the towers weren't even done. She took over the majority of the work. She also fought to keep her husband from being kicked from the project.
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Emily is like the person in the group project who does the least but still gets contribution for speaking and making it look like they did something.
When it comes to city infrastructures, New York city probably is the most influential city in the world
Tluanga Sailo I disagree. Rome has aqueducts two thousand years old that influenced cities across the planet. London has incredible victorian sewers, the worlds first underground railway, incredible public building, one of the most unusual and iconic bridges on earth (tower bridge). New York is certainly impressive, but the vast majority of everything we see today is less than a century old.
A true inspiration
Oh i wish project manager entailed that importance
Watching from Australia, love the videos
Thank you!!!
Can you please make a video on Padma Bridge? One of hardest bridge of the world which is in under construction in Bangladesh on Padma river. This is the 2nd unpredictable river in the world after Amazon River.
❤ Emily, thanks!
I didn't know the Brooklyn Bridge was such an accomplishment for humanity, other bridges existed at the time.
Who else is here since they watch The Gilded Age?
youre telling me a WOMYN built this?
*jaw drops to floor, eyes pop out of sockets accompanied by trumpets, heart beats out of chest, awooga awooga sound effect, pulls chain on train whistle that has appeared next to head as steam blows out, slams fists on table, rattling any plates, bowls or silverware, whistles loudly, fireworks shoot from top of head, pants loudly as tongue hangs out of mouth, wipes comically large bead of sweat from forehead
Omg😂😂
The Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridge are iconic things for America and even the world
Looking
Tremendous!
Well done Emms. Surely you meant she became the spokesperson! 😉
Hi, how are you?
South Korea began to get cold after heavy rain last week. I hope health and good things will be with you this week as well. ^O^
Great gesture and engineering feat. In the week of women's day.
I love this video brooklyn bridge story.
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That's lie.
Thank you for featuring women in the history of construction. Please do more of these, both old and current ones. I would have loved it if you had also included her name in the title (and in the information), like: "Emily Warren Roebling - The Woman Who Built The Brooklyn Bridge"
It's amazing to think that not only did it take *10 years* for New York to realise it needed the bridge, but three engineers later a woman was being listened to, and taken notice of!!! In that era (as Emily well knew) women had few Rights and weren't expected to be involved in business too much. Look at things nowadays! How long before we see a woman as the POTUS?
And here we are just another 53 years and the bridge will see in its 200th anniversary.
So 153 years later of brooklyn bridge this bridge still exists.