Chipman, Elizabeth
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Chipman worked for the Antarctic Division of the Department of Science in Melbourne between 1954 and 1977, where she had a varied career as a typist, information officer and scientific administrator. She visited Macquarie Island with the Australian Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) during summers of 1966-1967, 1971-1972, and 1975-1976. She was the first woman member of the ANARE Club and one of the first Australian women to set foot on the Antarctic mainland. She is the author of two books: Australians in the frozen south (1978) and Women on ice (1986).
From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Chipman [manuscript]. .1956-1998. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225837723
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- Women
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- Antarctic expeditionists
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- Antarctica (as recorded)
