A Woman to Know: Violet Jessop

I stood at the bulkhead with the other stewardesses, watching the women cling to their husbands before being put into the boats with their children. — Violet Jessop

I stood at the bulkhead with the other stewardesses, watching the women cling to their husbands before being put into the boats with their children. — Violet Jessop

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In 1912, Violet worked as a stewardess for the White Star Line, a British shipping company. Her coworkers were eager to apply for jobs on a new ship taking its m…