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"Mary Ann Delafield DuBois (November 6, 1813 — October 27, 1888) was an American sculptor and philanthropist. In 1854 she was co-founder of New York Nursery and Child's Hospital, and was the hospital's director. Early life Mary Ann Delafield was born in London on November 6, 1813. She was the daughter of an English mother, Mary (née Roberts) Delafield, and American father, John Delafield (1786–1853), a banker who was in England during the War of 1812. After her mother died in 1819, Mary Ann moved to New York City,Virginia A. Metaxas Quiroga, "Female Lay Managers and Scientific Pediatrics at Nursery and Child's Hospital, 1854-1910" Bulletin of the History of Medicine 60(2)(Summer 1986): 194-208. via JStor where her father remarried to Harriet Wadsworth Tallmadge (1797–1856), a daughter of U.S. Representative Benjamin Tallmadge. Among her younger half-siblings were Tallmadge Delafield and Mary Floyd Delafield. Among her extended family were uncles Dr. Edward Delafield, Civil War Gen. Richard Delafield, lawyer Joseph Delafield, and banker Rufus King Delafield. Her first cousin was Dr. Francis Delafield, who was the father of Edward Henry Delafield, a Connecticut politician. She attended the Litchfield Female Academy in 1825.Ann Wright Brown, "Mary Ann Delafield DuBois" New York Marble Cemetery."Mary Ann Delafield DuBois" The Ledger: A Database of Students of the Litchfield Law School and the Litchfield Female Academy, Litchfield Historical Society. Career During the Panic of 1837, DuBois persuaded her father-in-law to open an empty warehouse to accommodate men left homeless by the economic downturn. In 1854 she and a doctor's wife, Anna R. Emmet, founded the Nursery and Child's Hospital, which focused on the needs of poor women and their small children.Ada Calhoun, St. Marks is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street (W. W. Norton & Company 2015). The hospital fostered foundlings,Julie Miller, Abandoned: Foundlings in Nineteenth-century New York City (New York University Press 2008). offered daycare and wet nurses for the babies of working women, and was the first hospital in New York City to admit infants under two years of age. DuBois and Emmet ran the hospital with personal funds and energetic fundraising among her friends and in the wider community, including charity balls, until she successfully lobbied the New York state legislature for support. Her uncle, Edward Delafield, was the first president of the hospital's medical board, and a consulting physician there. She was an active hospital director; in 1870, DuBois fired pediatrician Abraham Jacobi from the hospital, when he published a letter critical of the hospital's policies. DuBois's hospital eventually merged with larger medical programs, and is now considered part of the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Despite the demands of her philanthropic efforts, a large household, and health issues (or perhaps because of her otherwise demanding life), DuBois pursued sculpture as a serious amateur.Sarah Burns, "Pantaloons vs. Petticoats: Gender and Artistic Identity in Antebellum America" in John Davis, Jennifer A. Greenhill, Jason D. LaFountain, eds., A Companion to American Art (John Wiley & Sons 2015): 388. Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein, American women sculptors: a history of women working in three dimensions (G. K. Hall 1990): 26-27. She was a member of the Brooklyn Art Association. She made miniature cameos, sometimes taught art classes, and was elected to the National Academy of Design. She was a friend of sculptor Edward Augustus Brackett."Edward Augustus Brackett" in Lauretta Dimmick, Donna J. Hassler, Joan M. Marter, eds., American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born before 1865 (Metropolitan Museum of Art 1999): 72. Personal life In 1832, Mary Ann Delafield was married to Cornelius DuBois (1810-1882), a lawyer and tobacco merchant. Together, they had ten children, born between 1833 and 1852; four of whom died in infancy.Lawrence Van Alstyne, Charles Burr Ogden, eds., The Ogden family in America (J. B. Lippincott Company 1907): 369. Her husband died in 1882, and Mary Ann died roughly six years later in 1888, aged 75 years, of complications related to diabetes. She is interred at the New York Marble Cemetery. Descendants Mary Ann was a grandmother of physiologist Eugene Floyd DuBois (1882–1959). Another grandson, Delafield Dubois, was the wife of author Theodora McCormick Du Bois."Delafield Dubois Dies, Developed Metabolism Test" Hartford Courant (January 8, 1965): 4. via Newspapers.com References External links * An 1845 cameo miniature self-portrait by Mary Ann Delafield DuBois, in the collection of the Library of Congress. Category:1813 births Category:1888 deaths Category:American philanthropists Category:American sculptors Category:American women artists Category:19th-century philanthropists "
"Dawber is an English surname, found mainly in Lancashire. It was originally given to builders using wattle and daub. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Dawber (born 1994), English footballer *Chelsie Dawber (born 2000), Australian women's football player *Guy Dawber (1861–1938), English architect *Pam Dawber (born 1951), American actress *Rob Dawber (1956–2001), British railwayman and writer *Tracy Dawber (born 1966), English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case References Category:English-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames "
"The Wollombi Brook bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Putty Road across the Wollombi Brook at Bulga, in the Singleton Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by Harvey Dare and built in 1912. The bridge is owned by Roads and Maritime Services, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The bridge was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. History Timber truss bridges Timber truss road bridges have played a significant role in the expansion and improvement of the New South Wales road network. Prior to the bridges being built, river crossings were often dangerous in times of rain, which caused bulk freight movement to be prohibitively expensive for most agricultural and mining produce. Only the high priced wool clip of the time was able to carry the costs and inconvenience imposed by the generally inadequate river crossings that often existed prior to the trusses construction. Timber truss bridges were preferred by the NSW Public Works Department from the mid 19th to the early 20th century because they were relatively cheap to construct, and used mostly local materials. The financially troubled governments of the day applied pressure to the NSW Public Works Department to produce as much road and bridge work for as little cost as possible, using local materials. This condition effectively prohibited the use of iron and steel, as these, prior to the construction of the steel works at Newcastle in the early 20th century, had to be imported from England. Harvey Dare, the designer of Dare truss and other bridges, was a leading engineer in the Public Works Department, and a prominent figure in early 20th century NSW. Timber truss bridges, and timber bridges generally were so common that NSW was known to travellers as the "timber bridge state". Wollombi Brook bridge The bridge was built in 1911-12 by William Murphy and James Taylor over what was then known as Cockfighter Creek. In 2003-04, emergency works were undertaken including pier replacement, driving of new piles and a second row of piles. Description Bulga Bridge is a Dare-type timber truss road bridge. It has two timber truss spans, each of . There are three timber approach spans at one end and two at the other giving the bridge an overall length of . The super structure is supported by sheeted timber trestles and provides a carriageway with a minimum width of . A timber post and rail guard rail extends the full length of the bridge. The underside of the bridge deck has been strengthened with steel tension ties. Heritage listing The Bulga Bridge is a Dare-type timber truss bridge, and was completed in 1912. In 1998 it was in good condition. As a timber truss road bridge, it has many associational links with important historical events, trends, and people, including the expansion of the road network and economic activity throughout NSW, and Harvey Dare, the designer of this type of truss. Dare trusses were fifth in the five stage design evolution of NSW timber truss road bridges. They were similar to Allan trusses, but contain improvements which make them stronger and easier to maintain. This engineering enhancement represents a significant evolution of the design of timber truss bridges, and gives Dare trusses some technical significance. The Bulga Bridge is particularly technically significant because it has very large supporting trestles, has the rare feature of trussed cross girders, and is the largest span Dare truss bridge built. The bridge is located in the Hunter region, which has 15 historic bridges each constructed before 1905, and it gains heritage significance from its proximity to the high concentration of other historic bridges in the area. In 1998 there were 27 surviving Dare trusses in NSW of the 40 built, and 82 timber truss road bridges survive from the over 400 built. The Bulga Bridge is a representative example of Dare timber truss road bridges, and is assessed as being Nationally significant, primarily on the basis of its technical and historical significance. The Bulga Bridge over Wollombi Brook was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Through the bridge's association with the expansion of the NSW road network, its ability to demonstrate historically important concepts such as the gradual acceptance of NSW people of American design ideas, and its association with Harvey Dare, it has historical significance. The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. The bridge exhibits the technical excellence of its design, as all of the structural detail is clearly visible. In the context of its landscape it is visually attractive. As such, the bridge has moderate aesthetic significance. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. Timber truss bridges are prominent to road travellers, and NSW has in the past been referred to as the "timber truss bridge state". Through this, the complete set of bridges gain some social significance, as they could be said to be held in reasonable esteem by many travellers in NSW. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Highly rare - contains several important technical features. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Representative of Dare timber truss bridges. See also * List of bridges in Australia References Bibliography Attribution Category:New South Wales State Heritage Register Category:Road bridges in New South Wales Category:Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Category:1912 establishments in Australia Category:Bridges completed in 1912 Category:Truss bridges in Australia Category:Singleton Council Category:Wooden bridges in Australia "