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Why did they let women and children on the life boats of the titanic?
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On the Titanic the captain decided to use a women and children first protocol where seats in the limited number of lifeboats would be given to women first and any remaining space once the women were loaded to men. Some of the officers on the Titanic misheard this and tried to stop any man who tried to get on a lifeboat.
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What gender mostly survived the titanic and why?
female because the women and children got on the life boats first
Did women have a better chance of survival than men on the titanic?
Yes because when the titanic started sinking, the women and the children were the first to get on the boats, the men were last so they could help the people on the boats.
How many people survives the titanic?
a couple of children and women survived by going on life boats
How many lifeboats were given to the children and mothers on the titanic?
16 life boats
Who did they evacuation first on the Titanic?
the women and children where loaded onto the lifeboats first and the men all waited to last and some of te first class men went in the last few life boats.
Were men aloud on life boats on the Titanic?
Eventually. But first they had to do women and children.
Who got to get on the life boats on the titanic?
Women and children first, then some males.
What gender mostly survived the titanic and why?
female because the women and children got on the life boats first
Was Merdock in trouble for putting both women men and children in lifeboats when titanic was sinking?
of corse! the women and children were the only ones aloud on the life boats!
What was the rule for the life boat for the titanic?
on titanic all women and children first then some of the men can go in some of the life boats that where left and other men could squish in.
What did John B Thayer do during the sinking of the Titanic?
He helped the women and children get on life boats but refused to go himself.
Did women have a better chance of survival than men on the titanic?
Yes because when the titanic started sinking, the women and the children were the first to get on the boats, the men were last so they could help the people on the boats.
Why did a higher percentage of men die as opposed to women and children?
more men died because the only had a limited supply of lifeboats so they let the women and children aboard the life boats first so by the time women and children were boarding the life boats the titanic sank leaving many men still on board
How many people survives the titanic?
a couple of children and women survived by going on life boats
How many lifeboats were given to the children and mothers on the titanic?
16 life boats
Were women and children only allowed on the life boats on Titanic?
Yes, this was true. The officers, in asking Captain Smith about getting the women and children to the boats, the captain acknowledged the question. However, they interpreted his response to mean either "women and children first", or "women and children only". So, on one side lifeboats were lowered if there were no women and children nearby, while on the other side, only a small amount of men were allowed on board if all the nearby women and children are already on board. As a consequence, 82% of the males on Titanic died.
Why did the women get the life boats before the men while the Titanic was sinking?
This was classic Edwardian chivalry which was not practiced in many other parts of the world. Women-and-children first was the code at the time.
