23 Facts About Sophia Braeunlich

Sophia Braeunlich was an American business manager and journalist.

Sophia Braeunlich started her career as an amanuensis at The Engineering and Mining Journal, advancing to positions of exchange news editor and reader.

Sophia Braeunlich was elected secretary and treasurer of the Scientific Publishing Company, and served as the establishment's business manager.

The Engineering and Mining Journal and the Mineral Industry felt the influence of Braeunlich in devising and adopting the best methods for increasing circulation, obtaining advertisers, improving the quality of the published matter, and systematizing the efficiency of office work.

Sophia Braeunlich worked out of an office which had been previously used by Henry Ward Beecher.

Sophia Braeunlich was the first American woman elected a fellow of the Imperial Institute of Great Britain, and was a delegate to the international geological congress at St Petersburg, Russia in 1897.

Sophia Braeunlich Toepken was born on Long Island in Bethpage, New York, now known as Old Bethpage, July 2,1854.

Sophia Braeunlich was the daughter of Frederick and Mary Toepken.

Sophia Braeunlich's education was carefully conducted in the United States and in Germany, where she spent several years, from the age of twelve, till sixteen, when she returned to her aunt's home.

Sophia Braeunlich was the first of the women graduates of that institution to enter professional life, Mr Packard having secured a position for her as amanuensis in the office of The Engineering and Mining Journal, on December 11,1879.

Sophia Braeunlich worked for Richard Pennefather Rothwell, the editor of that journal and president of the Scientific Publishing Company.

Sophia Braeunlich mastered the technical details pertaining to the paper, attended the meetings of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and frequently went down into mines on such occasions, thus gaining practical knowledge of various details that increased her usefulness in the office.

In 1888, when the secretary and treasurer of the publishing company resigned his position, Sophia Braeunlich was elected to fill the vacancy.

Sophia Braeunlich displayed such remarkable executive ability, combined with energy and ambition, that in 1890, she was promoted to the office of business manager of the entire establishment.

Sophia Braeunlich had full charge of the general business and financial departments, and she assisted in the government work connected with the collection of gold and silver statistics for the Eleventh Census.

Sophia Braeunlich increased the efficiency of the force, the business of the company, and the influence of The Engineering and Mining Journal, The Mineral Industry, and other publications of the company, and their value to the thousands who read them.

Sophia Braeunlich's interest covered every department of the business, whether editorial, news gathering, circulation, or advertising of The Engineering and Mining Journal and The Mineral Industry, or the growing publishing and bookselling trade of the company.

Sophia Braeunlich was a member of the Professional Woman's League and the Woman's Press Club, in both of which she was an honored and influential member, although she refused to take part in their public proceedings.

Sophia Braeunlich was the first American woman elected a fellow of the Imperial Institute of Great Britain.

In July 1892, it was reported that Sophia Braeunlich had been ill and hospitalized for almost 21 weeks, but in 1897, she was a delegate to the international geological congress at St Petersburg, Russia.

Sophia Braeunlich's office was the same one which Henry Ward Beecher used at the time of his editorial work on The Christian Union.

Sophia Braeunlich died in New York City, on August 11,1898.

The Sophia Fund, incorporated in May, 1900, was organized by Rothwell as a memorial to Braeunlich.