Margaret Brown

survivor of the sinking of the Titanic (1867-1932), women's rights activist, philanthropist
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Margaret Brown (née Tobin; July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932), was an American socialite, women's rights suffragist, activist and philanthropist. She resided for much of her life in Denver, Colorado. Brown was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, which had a transformative effect on her social activism. Much of her legacy is preserved at the Molly Brown House.

Margaret Brown, posed for a political ad

Because of the 1964 movie The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Brown became commonly known as Molly Brown.

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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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