70. IDA LEWIS: The Keeper of Lime Rock

This week, we’ll meet Ida Lewis, the fearless lighthouse keeper of Newport, Rhode Island, who became a national hero for her daring rescues at sea. Episode Sources:The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter: The Remarkable True Story of American Heroine Ida Lewis by Lenore SkomalWomen who kept the lights : an illustrated history of female lighthouse keepers : Clifford, Mary Louise : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveIda Lewis, The Heroine of Lime Rock | George D. Brewerton - Published 1869 (Ida 27)Excerpts Books From With Ida Lewis Chapters or SectionsFrank Leslie's Sunday MagazineLadies Home Journal | July 1890The Outing Magazine | January 1910The American Magazine | January 1910A Half-Forgotten Heroine; Putnam's Magazine | February 1910Beacons of History: The Women Lighthouse Keepers of National Marine SanctuariesNational Woman Suffrage Association - Wikipedia.Media and the Rise of Celebrity Culture