Melissa Tawn

Women and Children First, I

Women and Children First, I

 
By Melissa Tawn
 
On the evening of April 14, 1912, the luxury liner RMS Titanic -- the largest, fastest, and purportedly safest passenger ship ever built -- collided with an iceberg in the north Atlantic on its maiden voyage, and sank with a loss of over 1500 lives. Many stories of heroism by passengers and crew have been related, as well as a many stories of cowardice and despicable behavior. Among the latter are the several accounts of men who disguised themselves in women’s cloaks or dresses in order to get a seat in the all-too-scarce lifeboats, where the beleaguered crew members were trying to enforce a “women and children first” policy. These men were execrated and vilified in the press as being cowards and, what is worse, cads. However, in at least one case there may have been another explanation.

The First Woman Cardinal of the Catholic Church, IV

The First Woman Cardinal of the Catholic Church, IV

 
By Melissa Tawn
 
A solution for transsexuals is set up within the framework of the Catholic Church, and Cardinal O'Connor resigns her position.

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