Maria Pronchishcheva
Explorer
Maria Pronchishcheva, also known as Tatiana Fyodorovna Pronchishcheva, was a Russian explorer. She is considered the first female polar explorer. Wikipedia
Born: 1710, Berezovo, Russia
Died: September 12, 1736 (age 26 years), Ust-Olenyok, Russia
Spouse: Vasili Pronchishchev (m. 1733)