Timeline of women in Antarctica - Wikipedia
Norwegian Ingrid Christensen and her companion, Mathilde Wegger, were the first recorded women to see Antarctica. [4] Caroline Mikkelsen of Denmark becomes the first woman to set foot on Antarctica. [5] Jackie Ronne is the first woman to explore Antarctica. [9]
Women in Antarctica - Wikipedia
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.
The First Women in Antarctica - Discover Magazine
2023年4月4日 · In 1956, renowned marine geologist Maria Klenova of the Soviet Union became the first woman to conduct scientific work in Antarctica at the age of 57.
The First Women in Antarctica | NSF - National Science Foundation
2010年1月11日 · Forty years ago, a pioneering research team from Ohio State made history as the first U.S. women in Antarctica. In the spring of 1969, Terry Tickhill Terrell was 19 and an undergraduate chemistry major at Ohio State University, bored with her lab work and restless.
Caroline Mikkelsen - Wikipedia
Caroline Mikkelsen (20 November 1906 [1] – 15 September 1998, [2] later married Mandel) was a Danish-Norwegian explorer who on 20 February 1935 was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica, [3] although whether this was on the mainland or an island is a matter of dispute.
The First Women in Antarctica - Oceanwide Expeditions
Ingrid Christensen, the first woman to reach the Antarctic continent. Though Mikkelsen was the first woman to set foot in Antarctica, Ingrid Christensen was the first to do so on the continent itself.
Benchmarks: February 5, 1931 and February 20, 1935: Antarctic firsts ...
2017年1月25日 · Norwegian Caroline Mikkelsen was originally credited as the first woman to set foot on Antarctica. On Feb. 20, 1935, she made landfall at the Vestfold Hills in East Antarctica. The distinction was later bestowed to Ingrid Christensen and three companions.
Origins: Antarctica: People: Women In Antarctica (1
In 1935, Caroline Mikkelsen, wife of a Norwegian whaling captain, became the first known woman to set foot, briefly, in Antarctica—but not the first person. A man had stepped onto the continent more than a hundred years earlier, and men had begun the "heroic era" of Antarctic exploration decades before.
Women’s History Month: Shining a Spotlight on Antarctica’s Female …
On January 30, 1937, Ingrid set foot on Antarctica at the Scullin Monolith, and today, she is widely regarded as the first woman to stand on the Antarctic mainland. She was also flown over the frozen continent, making her the first woman to see Antarctica by air.
In the spring of 1969, Terry Tickhill Terrell was 19 and an undergraduate chemistry major at Ohio State University, bored with her lab work and restless. She had never traveled more than 250 miles from the Barnesville, Ohio, farm where she grew up.