Changes in the contributions of Women to Antarctic National Programmes
Antarctica is commonly known as the continent of extremes: the coldest, windiest, highest and driest place on Earth. Its environment is the hardest place on our planet to support life. These superlatives only describe characteristics of its natural environment. However, there is more to the peculiar...
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ftunivcanter:oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/13909 2023-05-15T13:55:49+02:00 Changes in the contributions of Women to Antarctic National Programmes Roldan, Gabriela 2011 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13909 English en eng University of Canterbury http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13909 All Rights Reserved Theses / Dissertations 2011 ftunivcanter 2022-09-08T13:32:08Z Antarctica is commonly known as the continent of extremes: the coldest, windiest, highest and driest place on Earth. Its environment is the hardest place on our planet to support life. These superlatives only describe characteristics of its natural environment. However, there is more to the peculiarities of this land: it is the only continent without native inhabitants a or permanent population; and the only place without a cultural background. Because of it, it is the only continent to record the first woman to ever set foot on it. For centuries men imagined the existence of the Terra Incognita. Later, they discovered the continent, explored its coasts, travelled inland and conquered it. The Southern Continent was a place for men only. Nevertheless, women accompanied men in these adventures; whether it was as a companion onboard whaling vessels or in the men‟s hearts and minds. In the mid 1950s, Antarctica was declared as a continent for peace and science purposes only. Governments and scientists turned their attention to this „living laboratory‟ for research. But it was not until the late 1960s that the first women were accepted as part of Antarctic Research Programmes. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica University of Canterbury, Christchurch: UC Research Repository Antarctic |
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Antarctica is commonly known as the continent of extremes: the coldest, windiest, highest and driest place on Earth. Its environment is the hardest place on our planet to support life. These superlatives only describe characteristics of its natural environment. However, there is more to the peculiarities of this land: it is the only continent without native inhabitants a or permanent population; and the only place without a cultural background. Because of it, it is the only continent to record the first woman to ever set foot on it. For centuries men imagined the existence of the Terra Incognita. Later, they discovered the continent, explored its coasts, travelled inland and conquered it. The Southern Continent was a place for men only. Nevertheless, women accompanied men in these adventures; whether it was as a companion onboard whaling vessels or in the men‟s hearts and minds. In the mid 1950s, Antarctica was declared as a continent for peace and science purposes only. Governments and scientists turned their attention to this „living laboratory‟ for research. But it was not until the late 1960s that the first women were accepted as part of Antarctic Research Programmes. |
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