While their stories seem different, Margaret Brown and Elizabeth Gladys Dean are similar in that they survived the sinking of the Titanic and exceeded the expectations that society bestowed them. Margaret, a Women’s Suffrage advocate who aided the victims of the Titanic’s tragedy and commanded a lifeboat until safety was reached. Dean’s achievements are less exulted but significant nonetheless. As an infant she survived devastating conditions which inspired hope in all who beheld her in the following days. Both Margaret and Dean were involved in aiding World War I and II efforts although in different ways: Margaret volunteered in a French Hospital and Dean worked for the English government. With these similarities, differences amass in the form of how each viewed their fame. Margaret used hers to gain support for Women’s suffrage but Dean remained in the shadows for a significant portion of her life, not wanting the Titanic to shape her identity. Dean may have continued to do this had not the Titanic been recovered in 1985 and a film created in 1997, but she eventually came to except her fame although she did not employ it to aid in her beliefs (Ritchie). These women continue to inspire humanity with hope, even though they are no longer on this earth, through their incredible life stories.