| 词条 | Barbara Hillary (adventurer) |
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Early lifeBarbara was born in New York City, New York on June 12, 1931 to Viola Jones Hillary. She was raised in Harlem and went to the New School University in New York, N.Y. where she earned both her Bachelor of Arts and master's degrees. She used her studies in Gerontology to start a career in nursing, where she focused on training staff in the concepts of patient aging and their service delivery systems in nursing homes and similar facilities. She was also founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula Magazine, a non-profit and multi-racial magazine in Queens, New York. This magazine was the first of its kind in the region.[4] At 67, Barbara survived lung cancer. She, as a result had surgery that caused her to lose 25% of her breathing capacity. This was her second time with cancer, having previously survived breast cancer the first time in her 20s. After she had retirement from nursing, she became enticed by the idea of Arctic travel. After she had photographed polar bears in Manitoba, Canada, she was infatuated with a love of the North. When she learned that no black woman had reached the North Pole, she was determined to become the first one to do so.[4] Barbara Hillary dedicated her travel to the North Pole to her mother, Viola Jones Hillary, who moved from the “Low country” of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to New York City in the 1930s to give Barbara and her sister, Dorothy Hillary Aranda, a chance for a better education. Barbara Hillary’s father died when she was only one year old.[4] Hillary has also had a notable career in community activism. She is the founder of the Arverne Action Association, Inc., a group dedicated to improving life in Arverne, New York and the Rockaway Peninsula Community.[4] Trips to the North and South poleHillary had raised over $25,000 to fund her expedition to the Arctic. And on April 23, 2007, at the age of 76, Hillary became not only one of the oldest persons to set foot on the North Pole, but also the first African American woman to do so.[4] Five years after she made history making her journey to the North Pole, Hillary once again made her mark and became the first African American woman on record to stand on the South Pole at age 79 on January 6, 2011.[4] The first person documented to reach both poles was Roald Amundsen.[5] After her Trips to both polesSince her expeditions to the North and South Poles, Hillary has become an inspirational speaker. She has also been the subject of profiles on NBC News and CNN.com, and has given speeches at various organizations such as the National Association for Women (NOW). She continues to plan for future adventures and has announced that she will travel to a new destination that has not yet been revealed at this time.[4] Barbara's mentionsBarbara was mentioned in the Seattle Times and had a Fox news interview where she described her journey to both poles, including her physical training up to it and her motivations to do so. Barbara also received many awards.[6] Awards and honors
References1. ^Barbara Hillary Biography. 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/75-year-old-cancer-survivor-skis-to-north-pole/|title=75-year-old cancer survivor skis to North Pole|work=Seattle Times|accessdate=August 19, 2011|first=Meghan|last=Barr|date=March 26, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/dining/02Elder.html|title=My Unhealthy Diet? It Got Me This Far|work=New York Times|accessdate=August 19, 2011|first=Henry|last=Alford|date=February 28, 2011}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Cite web|url=http://barbarahillary.com|title=Barbara Hillary {{!}} Explorer|website=barbarahillary.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-13}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.thevintagenews.com|title=Vintage News|website=The Vintage News|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-13}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/75-year-old-cancer-survivor-skis-to-north-pole/|title=75-year-old cancer survivor skis to North Pole|date=2007-05-07|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-US}} External links
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