Jennie Darlington

Jennie Darlington (1919–2009) was a Canadian explorer and, with Jackie Ronne, one of the first women to overwinter on Antarctica, during the winter of 1947-1948. She and Ronne were part of a team that founded a station on Stonington Island in 1946. Darlington became part of the expedition by chance: she had intended to only go as far as Valparaiso, Chile with her husband, Harry Darlington, who was the pilot for the Ronne expedition. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Antarctica after Jackie Ronne and her husband requested Jennie's presence. Darlington was also the first person to become pregnant in Antarctica. She later wrote a book, My Antarctic Honeymoon, in which she concluded that "women do not belong in Antarctica". The book was co-written with Jane McIlvaine and includes the line

Jennie Darlington

Jennie Darlington (1919–2009) was a Canadian explorer and, with Jackie Ronne, one of the first women to overwinter on Antarctica, during the winter of 1947-1948. She and Ronne were part of a team that founded a station on Stonington Island in 1946. Darlington became part of the expedition by chance: she had intended to only go as far as Valparaiso, Chile with her husband, Harry Darlington, who was the pilot for the Ronne expedition. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Antarctica after Jackie Ronne and her husband requested Jennie's presence. Darlington was also the first person to become pregnant in Antarctica. She later wrote a book, My Antarctic Honeymoon, in which she concluded that "women do not belong in Antarctica". The book was co-written with Jane McIlvaine and includes the line