Thelma Rodgers

Thelma Rodgers is a retired Antarctic scientist from New Zealand. She was the first woman to spend a winter at Scott Base, New Zealand's scientific base in Antarctica.[1]

Life

Rodgers grew up in the Nelson area of the South Island of New Zealand.[2] She worked as a science technician in the geophysics division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and spent the winter at Scott Base in 1979. She was the first woman to winter-over at the base.[3]

In 2017 a laboratory in the newly refurbished Hilary Field Centre at Scott Base was named after her.[4]

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References
  1. "Scott Base 50years". www.scottbase50years.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  2. "Pioneering Antarctic women honoured at Scott Base". Newshub. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. Rodgers, Thelma. "Emperor penguins at Scott Base: the coming of antarctic winter". homepages.paradise.net.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  4. "Celebrating the amazing women of Antarctica". The Spinoff. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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