#OnThisDay, 27 May 1997, the McVities All Women’s Penguin Polar Relay reach the North Pole: the first all-woman team to do so.

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#OnthisDay, 5 Apr 1971, Frances Phipps was the first woman to reach the North Pole, flying crew on a small plane to install a navigation beacon.

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"*...Her Ladyship” did whatever it took ..– dressing as a man, carrying a sword and riding an Arab stallion.
*Her travels began at the age of 41 and didn’t end until she returned .., when she was 72.
*At a time when respectable women didn’t walk the streets.. unaccompanied, Kingsley was exploring uncharted parts of west Africa alone.
*she explored and mapped uncharted areas of the Islamic world...on foot, on donkeys, on camels and by car – camping.."
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https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/mar/08/top-10-inspiring-female-travel-adventurers