Barbara Hillary, 1st black woman at North, South Poles, dies Barbara Hillary, who was in her 70s when she became the first black woman to officially make it to the North and South Poles, has died at 88FILE - In this May 3, 2007 file photo Barbara Hillary, 75, shows the parka she wore on her trip to the North Pole, as she is interviewed in New York. Hillary, who was in her 70s when she became the first black woman to officially make it to the North and South Poles, has died at 88. Hillary, who was in her 70s when she became the first black woman to officially make it to the North and South Poles, has died at 88. Hillary reached the North Pole in 2007 at the age of 75, and the South Pole in 2011 at age 79. She took on the challenge of making it to the Poles after learning no black woman was on record as having done so.

Source: ABC News November 27, 2019 02:15 UTC