Jackie Ronne was an ordinary American woman whose life changed forever after marrying Antarctic explorer Finn Ronne. She participated in the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1946-1948) and became the first American woman in Antarctica and one of the first two women to overwinter there. Jackie dedicated her life to Antarctica and helped shape the narrative of 20th century Antarctic exploration.
Dr Joanna Kafarowski is an independent scholar and geographer who writes about women and polar history. She is a Fellow of the Society and a Fellow of the Explorers Club and wrote the first comprehensive biography of a female Arctic explorer entitled, The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame A Life of Louise Arner Boyd. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
In this talk, based on his new book, Vitali introduces us to some interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies, many of which still exist under the radar.
The lecture will analyse the depictions of the Mediterranean area through Hasluck and Noel materials kept in the Society's Collections.
This talk recounts how people of Punjabi descent worked with the Society's archive to explore the places associated with their ancestral heritage.
The iconic architecture and culture that defines New York as we know it today, from the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Centre. It was Gotham's defining decade.
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