Cape Henry Lighthouse: Women Who Kept the Light

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Adults 18+
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Did you know that lighthouse keeping wasn’t just a man’s job?  Learn about the three female keepers, Julia A.P Harding, Mary Creekmore and Carrie Richardson at the Cape Henry Lighthouse.  Explore Ida Lewis, one of the most well-known light keepers who amassed many heroic rescues. Learn about pay equality across the profession of light keeping in the Lighthouse Service. Grades 3 and Up; Adults.