Margaret Brown
survivor of the sinking of the Titanic (1867–1932), women's rights activist, philanthropist
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- 1867-07-18
- Died
- 1932-10-26
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- Design and construction of boxes for the protection of rare books
- The effect of school and industry on young people with heart disease
- That Time, That Place, That War
- The Important Book
- If You Can't Swim Don't Jump in the Water
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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.
During her lifetime, her friends called her "Maggie", but by her death, obituaries referred to her as the "Unsinkable Mrs. Brown". Gene Fowler referred to her as "Molly Brown" in his 1933 book Timber Line. The following year, she was referred to as the "Unsinkable Mrs. Brown" and "Molly Brown" in newspapers.
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