Cape Henry Lighthouse: Women Who Kept the Light

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.