coolchicksfromhistory: Memorial to Edith Corse Evans at Grace Church in New York City via Scouting NY.  Another plaque honoring Edith Corse Evans can be found at Saint Ann’s Episcopal Church in Sayville, New York. A wealthy, single socialite, Edith was 36 years old when she boarded the Titanic.  On board she befriended a 59 year old wife and mother named Caroline Brown.   The two women were among the throng trying to reach a lifeboat as the Titanic sank.  When only one space remained, Edith pushed Caroline forward saying “You go first, you have children waiting at home.”   Edith was one of four first class women to perish in the sinking of the Titanic.  Her body has never been recovered.

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Memorial to Edith Corse Evans at Grace Church in New York City via Scouting NY.  Another plaque honoring Edith Corse Evans can be found at Saint Ann’s Episcopal Church in Sayville, New York.

A wealthy, single socialite, Edith was 36 years old when she boarded the Titanic.  On board she befriended a 59 year old wife and mother named Caroline Brown.  

The two women were among the throng trying to reach a lifeboat as the Titanic sank.  When only one space remained, Edith pushed Caroline forward saying “You go first, you have children waiting at home.”  

Edith was one of four first class women to perish in the sinking of the Titanic.  Her body has never been recovered.

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