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Ladies of the Lights
Ladies of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service | Patricia Majher
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"A great read about some great ladies, Pat Majher's Ladies of the Lights pays long overdue homage to an overlooked part of Great Lakes maritime history in which a select group of stalwart women beat the odds to succeed in a field historically reserved for men." ---Terry Pepper, Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Michigan once led the country in the number of lighthouses, and they're still a central part of the mystique of the state. What even the region's lighthouse enthusiasts might not know is the rich history of female lighthouse keepers in the area. Fifty women served the sailing communities on Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior, as well as on the Detroit River, for more than 100 years. From Catherine Shook, who raised eight children while maintaining the Pointe Aux Barques light at the entrance to Saginaw Bay; to Eliza Truckey, who assumed responsibility for the lighthouse in Marquette while her husband fought for four years in the Civil War; to Elizabeth Whitney, whose combined service on Beaver Island and in Harbor Springs totaled forty-one years---the stories of Michigan's "ladies of the lights" are inspiring. This is no technical tome documenting the minutiae of Michigan's lighthouse specifications. Rather, it's a detailed, human portrait of the women who kept those lighthouses running, defying the gender expectations of their time. Patricia Majher is Editor of Michigan History magazine, published by the Historical Society of Michigan. Prior, she was Assistant Director of the Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame in Lansing, Michigan. In addition, she has been writing both advertising and editorial copy for almost thirty years and has been a frequent contributor to Michigan newspapers and magazines.
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I finished 15 books this month with a lot of audio again. I also kept up with 2 long reads. I think my favorites were Ladies of the Lights & the newest book in the Charlie Thorne series. Ladies of the Lights was not actually an amazing book, but it was the perfect book for the time and definitely interesting. The Charlie Thorne series is always great fun with a little history thrown in.

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I bought this book while traveling in Michigan just after visiting the Point Betsie Light and lifesaving station and read it immediately. It was a perfect Lake Michigan beach read. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about the women that worked as keepers at the lighthouses. My only disappointment was that it didn‘t go into more detail of their day to day lives. I would have been happy to read a longer & more detailed book.

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With traveling this week, I‘ve had very little reading time. Yet, I have managed to fit in a few pages at a time of this new book bought while on this trip! It‘s informative and so perfect as we visit various places, including a few lighthouses, along Lake Michigan.

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