Woman of the Century — Ida Lewis (1893)
“ Her fame as a heroine grew, and thousands of visitors thronged her humble home to make her acquaintance. Captain Lewis became a paralytic, and Ida was made custodian-for-life of the Lime Rock lighthouse. ”
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“Woman of the Century — Ida Lewis”, published in 1893, is a work by . It explores elements such as heroine and lighthouse.
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Woman of the Century — Ida Lewis (1893)
“ In July, 1880, the Secretary of the Treasury, William Windom, awarded the gold life-saving medal to her, and she is the only woman in America who has received that tribute. Besides these, she has received three silver medals, one from the State of Rhode Island, one from the Humane Society of Massachusetts, and a third from the New York Life Saving Association. ”
