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The only reason that they say, 'Women and children first' is to test the strength of the lifeboats.

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Jean Kerr
Age: 82 †
Born: 1922
Born: July 10
Died: 2005
Died: January 5
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Playwright
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Bridget Jean Collins
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Children
Lifeboats
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Women
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