Dorothy Braxton, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDorothy Braxton
journalist and U3A educator
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1927
Date of Death: 03-Sep-2014
Profession: journalist
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Dorothy Braxton
- Dorothy Pearl Braxton (née Mason; 1 August 1927 – 3 September 2014) was the first female journalist from New Zealand to visit Antarctica.
- In February 1968, she travelled on the Magga Dan to the Ross Sea.
- She was also among the first women to visit Cape Hallett.
- She wrote a book, The abominable snow-women, about her trip.
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