The First Woman to reach the top of Mt. Everest

Did You Know: Junko Tabei of Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of Everest?

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Junko Tabei was born on May 23, 1939, and is a Japanese mountain-climber, who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 16, 1975.

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<b>Did You Know:</b> Junko Tabei of Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of Everest? <a href="http://did-you-know-blog.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-woman-to-reach-top-of-mt-everest.html" target="_blank">Read More</a>