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The First Woman to Reach the Peak of Mount Everest
Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicita von Suttonert was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905 for her work against war and violence. June Kotabe was a Japanese mountaineer who was the first to set foot on the peak of Mount Everest in 1975. Tabe went on to climb the highest mountain on every continent, which means that she was also the first woman to complete the seven summits challenge. In November 2019, a mountain range on Pluto was named after Tabe in recognition of her mountaineering accomplishments on Pluto.
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