Molly Brown wasn't the only fascinating and inspiring woman on Lifeboat 6. There was also Elsie Bowerman, an advocate for women's suffrage both before and after her fateful voyage on the Titanic.

The Titanic was woefully under-equipped with lifeboats, carrying just 16 of them, plus four Engelhardt "collapsibles." In total, they could accommodate a mere 1,178 people — just one-third of ...

Many men did board the lifeboats and nearly 50% of survivors were male, although the vast majority of those on board the ship were men. Find out the different types of materials used when Titanic ...