Ann Bancroft was born on September 29,1955 and is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker.
14 Facts About Ann Bancroft
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Ann Bancroft was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Ann Bancroft was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Ann Bancroft spent two years in Kenya in her fifth and sixth grades.
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Ann Bancroft began leading wilderness expeditions when she was 8 years old when she convinced her cousins to join her on backyard expeditions.
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Ann Bancroft described her family as one of risk takers.
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Ann Bancroft struggled with dyslexia from an early age, but she nevertheless graduated from high school and was accepted at the University of Oregon where she graduated with a Physical Education Degree in 1981.
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Ann Bancroft was a camper and staff member at YMCA Camp Widjiwagan in Ely, MN.
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Ann Bancroft taught Physical Education and Special Education in St Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Ann Bancroft became a wilderness instructor and a gym teacher in Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Ann Bancroft has been on expeditions on the Ganges River in India, crossed Greenland, traveled to the North Pole, and crossed the South Pole.
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Ann Bancroft gave up her physical education and special education teaching posts in 1986 in order to participate with the "Will Steger International North Pole Expedition".
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Ann Bancroft arrived at the North Pole together with five other team members after 56 days using dogsleds.
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Ann Bancroft was the first woman to cross both polar ice caps to reach the North and South Poles.