Description On a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap.
She lives in Philadelphia..
Secret Engineer is the first picture book she has both written and illustrated.
She is a lifelong history buff and has always paid special attention to brave and commanding women.
About the author Rachel Dougherty is the illustrator of such nonfiction picture books as Your Life as a Cabin Attendant on the Titanic, Your Life as a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail, and The Twelve Days of Christmas in Pennsylvania.
This is the story of Emily Roebling, the Secret engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge.
But this woman insisted she could do it all, and her hard work helped to create one of the most iconic landmarks in the world.
Women weren\'t supposed to be engineers.
She supervised every aspect of the project while he was bedridden, and she continued to learn about things only men were supposed to know: math, science, engineering.
When he fell ill mid-construction, her knowledge came in handy.
The woman insisted she learn as well.
The woman\'s husband was the chief engineer, and he knew all about the dangerous new technique involved.
It was the first trip across an engineering marvel that had taken nearly fourteen years to construct.
Description On a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap
