Ida Lewis and the Keepers of the Light
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Ida Lewis and the Keepers of the Light

In 1869, a 21-year-old Rhode Island woman named Ida Lewis rowed a boat through a snow storm in the middle of the night. The choppy waves didn’t stop her from pulling drowning sailors out of the black water, and rowing them back to shore. On that day, she became a nationally recognized hero. However, she ...