Dorothy Braxton

Dorothy Pearl Braxton (née Mason; 1 August 1927 – 3 September 2014) was the first female journalist from New Zealand to visit Antarctica. In February 1968, she travelled on the ''Magga Dan'' to the Ross Sea. She was also among the first women to visit Cape Hallett. She wrote a book, ''The abominable snow-women'', about her trip. Provided by Wikipedia