CarveHerName<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnthisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OnthisDay</span></a>, 5 Apr 1971, Frances Phipps was the first woman to reach the North Pole, flying crew on a small plane to install a navigation beacon.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomenInHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomensHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenExplorers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomenExplorers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NorthPole" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthPole</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Histodons</span></a></p>