| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010017702 |
| ISBN | 9780472071432 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0472071432 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780472051434 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0472051431 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
