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Women have been exploring the regions around Antarctica for many centuries. The most celebrated "first" for women in Antarctica was in 1935 when Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot on one of Antarctica's islands. [1] Early male explorers, such as Richard Byrd, named areas of Antarctica after wives and female heads of state. [2]
She is also the first African-American woman to have been to both poles. [69] 2012. Felicity Ashton of the United Kingdom is the first person to ski alone across Antarctica, using only her own muscle power. She is also the first woman to cross Antarctica alone. [70] The first woman to climb Mount Sidley was sixteen-year-old Romanian Crina Coco ...
Josée Auclair (born 1962), polar explorer, first Canadian woman to have headed expeditions to the North and South Poles Kathleen Conlan (born 1950), marine biologist, explorer Jennie Darlington (1919–2009), explorer, one of the first women to overwinter in Antarctica in 1947–48
The first woman scientist to work in Antarctica was Maria Klenova in 1956. [146] Silvia Morella de Palma was the first woman to give birth in Antarctica, delivering 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz) Emilio Palma at the Argentine Esperanza base 7 January 1978. Women faced legal barriers and sexism that prevented most from visiting Antarctica and doing research ...
2012 – Felicity Aston becomes the first person to ski alone across Antarctica using only personal muscle power, as well as the first woman to cross Antarctica alone. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Her journey began on 25 November 2011, at the Leverett Glacier , and continued for 59 days and a distance of 1,744 km (1,084 mi).
No alternative mainland landing site for the Mikkelsen party has been discovered, in spite of years of searching by Davis Station workers. [15] [16] Consequently, Mikkelsen is regarded as the first woman to set foot on Antarctica, and Ingrid Christensen as the first to stand on the Antarctic mainland. [15]
Women who have explored the Arctic or Antarctic regions. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Polar explorers . It includes polar explorers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
In 1931, Christensen sailed with Mathilde Wegger. The expedition sighted and named Bjerkö Head on 5 February 1931, making Christensen and Wegger the first women to see Antarctica. [8] Douglas Mawson reported spotting two women aboard a Norwegian ship, who were probably Christensen and Wegger, during his BANZARE expedition. He wired back to the ...