Only 32% of men on the Titanic survived—but what about the women?

Only 32% of men on the Titanic survived—but what about the women?

If you don't know the story of the Titanic, you are likely some kind of hermit. To catch you up, the giant, "unsinkable" ship sunk on it's maiden voyage across the Atlantic after it hit an iceberg. Thousands of passengers died due in part to the ship not having enough lifeboats to save them all.

Women and children boarded the lifeboats first, but First Class passengers were given priority over Second and Third Class ones. Very few First Class women and children died - just 4 women and one child. On the other hand, 91 women and 55 children in Third Class died.

The Third Class women and children has a better chance of survival than First Class men, though. One hundred and five First Class male passengers died—only 32% of them survived. 49% percent of the Third Class female passengers survived. A woman in 3rd class was more likely to survive than a man in 1st!

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