Louise Seguin
Louise Seguin (also known as Marie-Louise Seguin) was one of the first women to travel to the Antarctic region.[1] Beginning at the age of around 14-16 (accounts vary), she disguised herself as a boy in order to travel on the 1772–1773 voyage of Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen.[2][1] It has been suggested that she and Kerguelen were lovers, or that she was his mistress.[1] During the voyage she was often referred to by the nickname Louison.[3] She explored the Kerguelen Islands with the crew of the Roland, and later her presence was used to discredit Kerguelen.[4][5][6]
Eventually, it was discovered that Louise was a woman, and the situation was said to have contributed to his 1776 court-martial.[1]
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- ^ Roldan, Gabriela (December 2010). "Literature review: Changes in the contributions of Women in Antarctic National Programmes" (PDF). PCAS 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-07.
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