About the Tour
This ~2 hour tour focuses on the lives of three women who lived in Brooklyn Heights during the years the Brooklyn Bridge was being built (1869-1883). We cover gender dynamics, fashion, real estate, and politics, with a healthy dose of scandal. It starts in Cadman Plaza and ends on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
Some of My Sources:
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Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull
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The Three Graces of Raymond Street: Murder, Madness, Sex, and Politics in 1870s Brooklyn
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn BridgeÂ
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Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge
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Banquet at Delmonico’s: Great Minds, the Gilded Age, and the Triumph of Evolution in America
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The Light of the Home: An Intimate View of the Lives of Women in Victorian America