Barbara Hillary (adventurer)
American adventurer (1931-2019)
Barbara Hillary (June 12, 1931 – November 23, 2019)[1][2] was the first known black woman to reach the North Pole, which she did at the age of 75 in 2007.[3] She reached the South Pole in January 2011 at the age of 79, becoming the first African-American woman on record to make it there and the first black woman to reach both poles.[4] She was born in New York City.
Hillary died at a hospital in New York City on November 23, 2019 of lung and breast cancer, aged 88.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Trailblazing African-American explorer Barbara Hillary dies". 23 November 2019.
- ↑ "Barbara Hillary Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ Barr, Meghan (March 26, 2016). "75-year-old cancer survivor skis to North Pole". Seattle Times. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Alford, Henry (February 28, 2011). "My Unhealthy Diet? It Got Me This Far". New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Barbara Hillary, First Black Woman to Reach the Poles, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. November 27, 2019.
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