Women in Antarctica
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title:
Women in Antarctica
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There may have been women in Antarctica, exploring the regions around Antarctica for many centuries. The most celebrated "first" for women was in 1935 when Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot on one of Antarctica's islands. Early male explorers, such as Richard Byrd, named areas of Antarctica after wives and female heads of state. As Antarctica moved from a place of exploration and conquest to a scientific frontier, women worked to be included in the sciences. The first countri
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Antarctica
date created:
2016-08-24T17:13:01Z
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2024-08-31T10:41:39Z
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