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Margaret Brown (née Tobin; July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932), posthumously known as the "Unsinkable Molly Brown", was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a survivor of the RMS Titanic , which sank in 1912 , and she unsuccessfully urged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field to look for survivors.
- Margaret Tobin Brown, Maggie Brown, Molly Brown, Mrs. James J. Brown
- October 26, 1932 (aged 65), New York City, U.S.
- Margaret Tobin, July 18, 1867, Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
- Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, New York
Apr 2, 2014 · Molly Brown was an American human-rights activist, philanthropist and actress who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Brown and her husband moved to Denver, Colorado, after achieving...
Molly Brown (Margaret Brown) the famous Titanic survivor helped load the lifeboats and herself boarded lifeboat six. She and the other women worked together to row, keep spirits up, and dispel the gloom...
- Female
- American
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Socialite
- Cailey Lindberg
- She wasn’t actually called Molly. One of the biggest misconceptions about Brown is her name; she was born Margaret, not Molly. While it’s sometimes said she didn’t earn the Molly moniker until after her death in 1932, historians found instances of her being called Mollie (with an -ie) in 1929, though the reasons for that new nickname are unknown.
- She started working at a tobacco company at age 13. Born in Hannibal, Missouri, in 1867 to Irish immigrants, Margaret Brown (née Tobin) did not come into the world wealthy.
- She married for love. In 1886 at the age of 18, Margaret moved to Leadville, Colorado, and began working at a local department store. It was in Leadville, circa spring 1886, that she met James Joseph “J.J.”
- The Browns were “new money.” Soon after marrying, the Browns moved into a two-room cabin in Stumpftown, Colorado, which was closer to the mines where J.J.
May 28, 1912 – Mrs. James J. Brown of Denver, well known as a summer resident of Newport, has written for the Herald a comprehensive story of the first and last voyage of the steamer Titanic on which she was a passenger.
Mar 8, 2022 · Mrs. Margaret ‘Molly’ Brown, survivor of the Titanic sinking. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right, right arm on back of chair, between 1890 and 1920. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Aug 28, 2003 · Molly’s account of her experience on Titanic was published in the Newport Herald (28, 29, 30 May, 1912) and gives us an insight into her ordeal on the night the world would never forget. Yet Mrs. Brown’s specific cabin number has long remained uncertain.
