Family Child
Percy Selden Straus
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
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Ida Straus
1849-02-06 – 1912-04-15
Life & Legacy
Rosalie Ida Straus (née Blün; February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912) was a German-born American socialite, who was the wife of Isidor Straus, U.S. congressman and co-founder of the Macy's department store.
Straus became famous for refusing to take a seat in the lifeboats despite the "Women and children first" rule permitting her a place, as she refused to be parted from her husband. She died in the sinking, one of only four first-class women to not survive, and her body, if recovered, was never identified.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Vivian Straus
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
Family Child
Jesse I. Straus
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
Family Child
Herbert Nathan Straus
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
Family Child
Minnie Weil
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
Family Father
Nathan Blun
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
Family Mother
Mindel (Wilhelmine) Freudenberg
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Isidor Straus
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 · wikidata
Family & Relationships
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1898039 — wikidata View source
- Wikidata population candidate Q707974 — wikidata View source
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