Violet Jessop (1887–1971)
Auteur van Titanic Survivor
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Jessop, Violet
- Geboortedatum
- 1887-10-02
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1971-05-05
- Graflocatie
- Hartest Cemetery, Suffolk, England, UK
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Woonplaatsen
- Bahía Blanca, Argentina (birth)
Suffolk, England, UK - Beroepen
- steward
memoirist - Organisaties
- Voluntary Aid Detachment
- Korte biografie
- Violet Jessop was born to Irish emigrants working a sheep farm in Argentina. After her father died, Violet and her family moved to the UK, where she attended a convent school. She took a job as a ship's stewardess and was aboard RMS Titanic when it struck an iceberg and sank on April 14, 1912. She was among the survivors who were rescued. During World War I, she served as a stewardess for the British Red Cross. She was on the hospital ship Britannic when it sank in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece, and again survived.
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Jessop was a great storyteller and the addition of the editor's annotations made for a clear, easy read that kept me interested and entertained.
I was surprised at how easily Jessop resumed normal life after the sinkings of the Titanic and Britannic ships. I wonder how much healing time had passed before she actually penned these memoirs as her hindsight is unnaturally calm. She exhibited a great attitude about getting right back to her work and not allowing fear to keep her from pursuing the sea life she loved.
A couple years ago, I put on a Titanic Tea Party for my kids for one of our homeschool lessons. My now 5-year-old daughter played Violet Jessop. You can see that here: http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/2013/02/lessons-from-titanic-homemaking-linkup....… (meer)