gender

An interesting letter written by Frank Millet in April 11: "...She has everything but taxicabs and theatres. Table d’hote, restaurant a la carte, gymnasium, Turkish bath, squash court, palm gardens, smoking rooms for ‘ladies and gents’, intended I fancy to keep the women out of the men’s...

In the Edwardian Era, gender seperation was commonly seen, some facilities were only for men and others for women. Was there any facilities just like that? I know the smoke room were basically for men only, and the Reading & Writing room were designated for "ladie's boudoir". Was there anything...

I typed what's below on another thread (General Titanica >> Titanic Interest -- For Women Only) i/{The Titanic disaster increased the temperature of the woman's sufferage debates. I recently read Walter Lord's "The Good Years". He mentioned a woman's sufferage parade held the month after the...

I thought I read somewhere that Lightoller and Murdoch somehow ended up with different policies. One said W&C first, the other said W&C ONLY. In fact, in the 1997 movie, you hear Lightoller offscreen say the latter. Where can I find a discussion or documentation of this discrepancy, and did...