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Molly Brown in 1912.

Margaret Brown (née Tobin; July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932), posthumously known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", was an American socialite and philanthropist. She unsuccessfully encouraged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field of the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic to look for survivors.

Biography[]

Margaret Tobin was born in a hospital near the Mississippi River in Hannibal, Missouri, on what is now known as Denkler's Alley. Her parents were Irish Catholic immigrants John Tobin (1821–1899) and Johanna (Collins) Tobin (1825–1905).

From very humble origins, when she turned 18 she went to seek her fortune in Colorado, where she met her husband, James Brown. Millionaire after the discovery of gold in an Ibex Company mine, the couple entered high society and Margaret, committed and militant, dedicated herself to the most disadvantaged, especially defending the rights of women, children and miners in Colorado.2 She also took the opportunity to travel the world and, above all, to France, country he fell in love with.

However, she is best known for being one of the survivors of the sinking of the Titanic, a tragedy that gave her international fame, "The Unsinkable." He was saved aboard Boat No. 6, in which he regretted the behavior of Petty Officer Robert Hichens and took command of the boat. Later he participated in the creation of the Committee of Survivors.

Her love for France caused her to hastily move to Picardy at the outbreak of the First World War. Along with other Americans, she healed soldiers, an action that earned her the Legion of Honor. She also devoted herself to her passion, the theater, and played the roles of her idol, Sarah Bernhardt, on the New York and Paris stages.

During the last years of her life, Brown was an actress. She died in her sleep at 10:55 p.m. on October 26, 1932, in New York City's Barbizon Hotel. Subsequent autopsy revealed a brain tumor. She was buried along with J.J. in the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York, following a small ceremony on October 31, 1932, attended by close friends and family. There was no eulogy.

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