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Michigan women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service

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Michigan women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service

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University of Michigan Press
Language
English
Pages
120

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Subjects

Lighthouses, United States. Bureau of Light-Houses, Women lighthouse keepers, United States, Lighthouse keepers, Biography, History, Women, united states, biography, Michigan, history, United states, bureau of light-houses

Places

United States, Michigan

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Ladies of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U. S. Lighthouse Service
2011, University of Michigan Press
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Ladies of the lights: Michigan women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service
2010, University of Michigan Press
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Table of Contents

Female lighthouse keepers: a brief history
Michigan: home to the most female keepers
Typical duties of a lighthouse keeper
How did women get appointed to keeper positions?
What drew women to this work?
What special hardships did women face?
Were any female keepers also mothers?
Were female keepers treated differently than male keepers?
What were the contributions of wives of male keepers?
How long did female keepers serve?
Sixteen who served
An interview with Frances (Wuori Johnson) Marshall
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Ann Arbor

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
386/.85508209774
Library of Congress
VK1024.M5 M35 2010, VK1024.M5M35 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 120 p. :
Number of pages
120

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24991019M
ISBN 10
0472071432, 0472051431
ISBN 13
9780472071432, 9780472051434
LCCN
2010017702
OCLC/WorldCat
610466664

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