Two women have been principal lighthouse keepers here, dating back to 1856, when Charlotte Layton became the first woman to have that job on the West Coast. NANCY MCDOWELL, Docent Coordinator ...

St. Mary’s County Museum Division Manager Karen Stone talks about Turkey Point Light Station’s Fanny Salter, who was the last ...

They worked day and night keeping lighthouses operational, and oftentimes they were pressed into extra duty if their spouses ...

RELATED: Meet Michigan’s last female lighthouse keeper In 1912, Haas' lost her husband in a drowning accident. He was unloading a box from their boat when it fell on his head, knocking him ...

Those Who Kept the Light is a project loosely based on stories of female lighthouse keepers in Scandinavia. The project explores our co-dependent relationship to the sea in context of queer and ...