The Titanic: Fair or Foul

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The Titanic Fair or Foul?
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Women and Children

• The prevailing notions of the time were that
  women and children should be saved first. In
  this case, they were.
• Although men far outnumbered women on Titanic,
  the passenger survivors were 59 female and only
  30 male, with children comprising the other 11.

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The Evidence

• While women and children were saved first, the
  upper classes were saved best

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Bias in Who Was Saved?

• Upper and middle class people were much more
  likely to survive than lower classes.
• The Waterfront Workers Union criticized the
  vicious class antagonism that the Titanic
  demonstrated.
• 62 of first class survived, 41 of second class,
  and only 25 of steerage, with the vast majority
  being women and children

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Were people saved fairly?
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Unfair Rescue

• The first class passengers, especially women and
  children, were far more likely to survive than
  any other group on board.
• There were many historical critiques at the time.
  One rich couple was accused of bribing the crew
  to let their lifeboat go with only 12 people in
  it.

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The Movie got it Right!
Works Cited
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