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Rest in power, queen

RT @nytimes@twitter.com

Barbara Hillary, the first black woman on record to reach the North and South poles — which she did in her 70s — has died at 88. She challenged herself to accomplish the feats when, after a 55-year nursing career, she learned no black woman had done so. nyti.ms/2QU11M1

🐦🔗: twitter.com/nytimes/status/119

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