Maria Andreu, First Hispanic Woman to Serve in the U.S. Coast Guard | Episode 110
Photo of the Lighthouse that Maria Andreu where Maria Andreu was posted.
Though there's not much known about her, Maria Andreu has the auspicious honor of being the first Hispanic woman to serve in the US Coast Guard. As a lighthouse keeper hailing from the United States' oldest settlement, St. Augustine, Florida, Maria Andreu kept the beacons lit and tended to wounded sailors, an important job that kept people ships from dashing to pieces on the rocks. Did we mention she got the job at the ripe age of 58 in the year 1859? This week, Deanna tells us about Maria Andreu and the history of lighthouses and their keepers in the US!
SOURCES:
https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/2017/03/29/keepers-of-the-light/
https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/2020/03/20/womens-history-month-first-female-lighthouse-keeper-in-florida/ - Walter Shinn
https://www.staugustine.com/article/20130422/NEWS/304229979
https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2016/12/maria-mestre-de-los-dolores-andreu.html
https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20130412/ENTERTAINMENT/801254626 - Walter Shinn
INTRO - 35:38 : Deanna enlightens us with the story of our person of the week, Maria Andreu.
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