Jackie Ronne
Jackie Ronne | |
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Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Died | June 14, 2009 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 89)
Education | George Washington University |
Known for | Antarctic expedition and Ronne ice shelf |
Spouse | (his death) |
Edith Jackie Ronne (October 13, 1919 – June 14, 2009) was an American
Biography
Born Edith Ann Maslin on October 13, 1919, in
As the expedition's recorder and historian, Ronne wrote the news releases for the North American Newspaper Alliance. She also kept a daily history of the expedition's accomplishments, which formed the basis for her husband's book, Antarctic Conquest, published by Putnam in 1949, as well as making routine tidal and seismographic observations.[6]
Edith Ronne returned fifteen times to Antarctica, including a Navy-sponsored flight to the
She died on June 14, 2009, aged 89, from Alzheimer's disease.[2][7]
Legacy
Edith Ronne Land was named after her by her husband (Commander Finn Ronne), who mapped the last unknown coastline on earth. When the territory was determined to be mostly ice shelf, the name was changed to Edith Ronne Ice Shelf. At her request, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names removed her first name, so that the Ronne Ice Shelf would correspond to the continent's other large ice shelf, the Ross Ice Shelf and to commemorate all three Ronne explorers including her father-in-law, Martin Rønne, a member of Amundsen's South Pole expedition.
Ronne was the recipient of a special Achievement Award from Columbian College of George Washington University and dedicated a Polar Section to the National Naval Museum.[3]
Bibliography
- Kafarowski, Joanna. Antarctic Pioneer The Trailblazing Life of Jackie Ronne. (Dundurn Press, 2022)
- Ronne, Edith. Antarctica's First Lady (2004)[8]
- "From High Heels to Mukluks" by Edith Ronne
References
- ^ a b c Sullivan, Patricia (June 23, 2009). "Edith 'Jackie' Ronne dies at 89; first U.S. woman on Antarctica". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Jackie Ronne". www.ronneantarcticexplorers.com. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ^ "Edith "Jackie" Ronne".
- New York Times. Archived from the originalon October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ Navy Military History Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Post Mortem - From D.C. to Antarctica". Washington Post.
- ^ Biography Archived November 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine