Irene Colvin Corbett: A Midwife’s Dream Cut Short Aboard the RMS Titanic
I have been learning about the people who were on board the RMS Titanic, and today let`s find out about Irene Colvin Corbett.
She was born on the 6th of August 1881 in Payson, into a religious and close-knit family. Her father was a Mormon bishop. She trained as a teacher and went on to marry Walter Corbett on the 11th of December 1905 and they had three children.
In 1911, she made the bold decision to travel to London to study midwifery, despite some resistance from Walter.
In April 1912, she boarded the Titanic as a Second-Class passenger at Southampton, beginning her journey home, probably excited to see her family. When the ship hit the iceberg on the 14th of April, everything changed. Tragically she did not make it.
Back in Utah, her family waited, hoping. The confusion and delay in the sad news must have made the news even more heart-breaking.
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