Ladies of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service

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g LADIES OF THE LIGHTS g Big Sable Point was the tallest lighthouse at which Michigan women served. Elsea Hyde and Sarah Caswell assisted their husbands in the 112-foot tower. Photo courtesy of the Archives of Michigan Ladies of the Lights g Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service Patricia Majher the university of michigan press Ann Arbor Copyright © by the University of Michigan 2010 All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America c Printed on acid-free paper 2013 2012 2011 2010 4 3 2 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Majher, Patricia. Ladies of the lights : Michigan women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service / Patricia Majher. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-472-07143-2 (cloth : acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-0472 -05143-4 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1. Women lighthouse keepers—Michigan—History. 2. Women lighthouse keepers—Michigan—Biography. 3. Lighthouses—Michigan— History. 4. Lighthouse keepers—Michigan—History. 5. Lighthouse keepers—Michigan—Biography. 6. Women lighthouse keepers—United States—History. 7. Women lighthouse keepers—United States— Biography. 8. United States. Bureau of Light-Houses. I. Title. VK1024.M5M35 2010 386'.85508209774—dc22 2010017702 ISBN13: 978-0-472-02801-6 (electronic) Cover image: Photographs of Elizabeth Van Riper Williams and the Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse courtesy of the Beaver Island Historical Society To my husband g BRAD CHARTIER g whose selfless support makes all things possible ...