Edith Ronne was the first American woman to set foot on Antarctica. She accompanied her Norwegian explorer husband Finn Ronne in the 1946-48 expedition tour to the continent. She was also the first woman to overwinter in Antarctica, along with Jennie Darlington, new wife of the expedition’s chief pilot. Ronne was originally from Maryland and had [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Edith Ronne …