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Margaret Brown

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Also known as Molly Brown, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Margaret Tobin, Molly Tobin, Margaret Tobin Brown

survivor of the sinking of the Titanic (1867–1932), women's rights activist, philanthropist

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1933-05-03
Active to
2006-12-25
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Listeners
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Total plays
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  • The Titanic disaster was a tragedy that was as unnecessary as turning the Brown Palace Hotel into Pikes Peak.

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Key facts

Born
Margaret Tobin , ( 1867-07-18 ) July 18, 1867, Hannibal, Missouri , U.S.
Died
October 26, 1932 (1932-10-26) (aged 65), New York City , New York, U.S.
Resting place
Cemetery of the Holy Rood , Westbury, New York, U.S.
Other names
Margaret Tobin Brown, Maggie Brown, Molly Brown, Mrs. James J. Brown
Occupations
Volunteer, philanthropist, and suffragist
Known for
Survivor of the Titanic sinking
Spouse
James Joseph Brown , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1886 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1909 ) ​
Parents
John Tobin Johanna Collins

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Margaret
Family name
Brown
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Hannibal
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
suffragist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Catholicism
Image
Margaret Brown, 3qtr view, with chair.jpg
Number of children
13
Residence
Denver
Significant event
Sinking of the Titanic
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Margaret Brown
date of birth
1867-07-18
date of death
1932-10-26
manner of death
natural causes
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Margaret Brown
name in native language
Margaret Brown
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Margaret Brown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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