Lighthouse Ladies: Shining a Spotlight on Hardy Heroines - Coronado, Kris
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"To [keep] a lighthouse over a century ago in America required guts, courage, and bravery. It was a job tackled by hundreds every day, many of whom were not men. This true tale chronicles the ... feats of four fascscinating women: [Ida Lewis, Juliet Nichols, Venus Parker, and Julia Toomey]. Each real lighthouse lady featured in this book--whether she's on a wind-walloped Hawaiian clifftop or an icy channel off the Virginia coast--shows that girl power was around long before it became a popular phrase"--

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"To [keep] a lighthouse over a century ago in America required guts, courage, and bravery. It was a job tackled by hundreds every day, many of whom were not men. This true tale chronicles the ... feats of four fascscinating women: [Ida Lewis, Juliet Nichols, Venus Parker, and Julia Toomey]. Each real lighthouse lady featured in this book--whether she's on a wind-walloped Hawaiian clifftop or an icy channel off the Virginia coast--shows that girl power was around long before it became a popular phrase"--
Autorenporträt
 A journalist since she was a teen, Kris Coronado has a proven track record of exploring captivating subjects for outlets such as the Washington Post. She was inspired to write Lighthouse Ladies when she came across an old newspaper article mentioning a woman lighthouse keeper off the coast of Maine. Intrigued, she dove in deep. Kris lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and two daughters, who now love visiting lighthouses on family vacations. You can see more of her work at kriscoronado.com.