Although James Cameron wanted to include as many stories as possible in Titanic, the truth is that some escaped him. After all, there were 2,224 people on board, and it would take a very long documentary series to tell everyone about Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) and their love story – completely fictional. As far as we know – on the liner. However, there is at least one story that deserves to be told: that of Violet Jessop.
Violet Jessop was 25 when she boarded the Titanic after working as a chambermaid on the RMS Olympic. The latter, which was the largest luxury liner in the world at the time, collided with the British ship HMS Hawke, but fortunately no lives were lost and she managed to return to port under her own means. Violet Jessop continued to work there, without fear of further accidents, until she was transferred to the Titanic…
A real hero
Of course you know that the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank, but you may be surprised to know that Violet Jessop was vital to the survival of several passengers and served as a role model for them. She actually managed to get into a lifeboat with the baby before being rescued by the RMS Carpathia, which took her to New York. Clearly, that was the end of his naval woes, right?
Well… no! During World War I, Violet Jessop worked for the British Red Cross, specifically on the hospital ship Britannic, known as the “little brother of the Olympics and the Titanic,” which, yes, you guessed it, sank in the Aegean Sea. In 1916, after being hit by a German naval mine. Thirty people lost their lives, but not our hero, who survived three shipwrecks until 1971.

Some people say that James Cameron He incorporated his incredible story into the film, but in a very subtle way. In the scene above, we can definitely recall that Thomas Andrews (Victor Garber), the architect of the Titanic, tells the young maid Lucy to put on a life jacket and set an example before the liner sinks. Violet Jessop? it seems…
It’s still better than nothing, but it’s a story that deserves its own movie. Word to the wise, hello.
You can watch Titanic again on Disney+ and Netflix.
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