Emily Warren Roebling In 1872 Roebling took over the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge when her husband fell ill. She is credited as one of the first female engineers.
In support of this national observance, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority joins in celebrating the vital role of women in American history. We applaud the accomplishments of the many women working in transportation and seek to help amplify women’s voices throughout Central Texas and around the country. women who paved the way women’s history month
Helen Schultz
Carmen Turner
Shultz launched the first woman-owned bus line, Red Ball Transportation Company, in 1922.
Turner made history as the first Black woman to lead a major transit authority when she became General Manager of the Washington Area Transit Authority in 1983.
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