The 100th Anniversary of the Titanic's Sinking: It Was a Class Thing-- Part 1

From the April 15th Seacoast Online "A Titanic Maven"

When the great ship sank, 97% of the First Class women survived. In Third Class, the number was 49%. Just four First Class women died, and all of them by their own choice. The poor women in Third Class didn't have the same opportunity.

The four First Class who died:

IDA STRAUS-- chose to stay aboard and die with her husband Isidor, one of Macy's founders.

BESS WALDO DANIELS ALLISON-- 25, of Milwaukee, Wi., failed to find another lifeboat after climbing out of the one she was in to search for her son. Unbeknownst to her, he was in another lifeboat.

EDITH CORSE EVANS-- 36, of New York City, gave up her seat to another woman with children in what turned out to be the Titanic's last lifeboat.

ANN ELIZABETH ISHAM-- 50, of Chicago, refuse to leave her Great Dane dog. Accounts later say the body of a frozen woman was found with her arms around a large dog.

Tragic. --Cooter