Margaret Brown
Margaret Brown (right) giving Captain Arthur Henry Rostron an award for his service in the rescue of the Titanic
Born	Margaret Tobin July 18, 1867 (1867-07-18) Hannibal, Missouri
Died	October 26, 1932 (aged 65)
Cause of death	Brain tumor
Spouse	James Joseph Brown
Children	Lawrence Palmer Brown (1887-1949) Catherine Ellen Brown
Parents	John Tobin (1820-1899) Johanna Collins (1825-1905)

Margaret Brown, born Margaret Tobin (July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932), more widely known as Maggie Brown or Molly Brown, was an American socialite, philanthropist, and activist who became famous as one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. She became known after her death as The Unsinkable Molly Brown, although she was never called Molly during her life. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x822, 105 KB) LOC info TITLE: Capt. ... Rostron receiving an award from Margaret Brown for his help in the Titanic rescue Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD (May 14, 1869 – 4 November 1940) was a captain for the Cunard Line and was the master of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of the... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Hannibal is a riverfront city of 17,757 (2000 census), located in Marion and Ralls County, Missouri. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A brain tumor is any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland, or... James Joseph J.J. Brown (September 27, 1854 - September 5, 1922) was born in Waymart, Pennsylvania. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Philanthropy is the act of donating money, goods, time, or effort to support a charitable cause, usually over an extended period of time and in regard to a defined objective. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action or inaction to bring about social or political change. ... For other uses, see Titanic (disambiguation). ...

Early life

Margaret Brown was born in Hannibal, Missouri, one of four children born to Irish immigrants John Tobin (1820-1899) and Johanna Collins (1825-1905). Her siblings were Daniel (* 1863), William (* 1869), and Helen Tobin (* 1871). Added to these, Margaret had halfsister Catherine Bridget Tobin by her father's first marriage and halfsister Mary Ann Collins by her mother's first marriage. Both her mother and father had been widowed at a young age. Hannibal is a riverfront city of 17,757 (2000 census), located in Marion and Ralls County, Missouri. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

At age 18, Margaret moved to Leadville, Colorado, with her sister, obtaining a job in a department store. It was here she met and married James Joseph Brown (1854 - 1922), simply known as J.J., an enterprising, self-educated man, in 1886. Brown had always planned to marry a rich man but she married J.J. for love. She said, "I wanted a rich man, but I loved Jim Brown. I thought about how I wanted comfort for my father and how I had determined to stay single until a man presented himself who could give to the tired old man the things I longed for him. Jim was as poor as we were, and had no better chance in life. I struggled hard with myself in those days. I loved Jim, but he was poor. Finally, I decided that I'd be better off with a poor man whom I loved than with a wealthy one whose money had attracted me. So I married Jim Brown." ^{[citation needed]} View of Mount Massive looking west from Harrison Street in downtown Leadville Leadville is the county seat of Lake County, Colorado. ... James Joseph J.J. Brown (September 27, 1854 - September 5, 1922) was born in Waymart, Pennsylvania. ...

Margaret Tobin and J. J. Brown were married in Leadville's Annunciation Church on September 1, 1886. The Browns had two children:

• Lawrence Palmer Brown ("Larry"), was born on August 30, 1887 in Hannibal, Missouri. He married Eileen Elizabeth Horton (1890 - 1985) on January 1, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri. They had two children: Lawrence Palmer "Pat" Brown, Jr. (1911 - 1976) and Eileen Elizabeth "Betty" Brown (1913 - 1974). The marriage failed and Larry remarried to Mildred Gregory (1895 - 1956) on November 17, 1926 in Beverly Hills, California. This marriage produced no further children. Larry died on April 2, 1949.
• Catherine Ellen Brown ("Helen"), was born on July 1, 1889 in Leadville, Colorado. She married George Joseph Peter Adelheid Benziger (1877 - ?) on April 7, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois. Her children were James George Benziger (1914 - 1995) and George Peter Adelrich Benziger (1917 - 1985). Helen died in 1969.

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Rights and riches

It was also in Leadville that she first became involved in women's rights, helping to establish the Colorado chapter of the National American Women's Suffrage Association, and worked in soup kitchens to assist miners' families. The family came into great wealth when J.J's engineering efforts proved instrumental in the production of a substantial ore seam at the Little Jonny mine of his employers, Ibex Mining Company, and he was awarded 12,500 shares of stock and a seat on the board. The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was created in 1890, when two competing American womens suffrage advocacy groups united. ... A soup kitchen is a place where food is offered to the poor for free or at a reasonably low price. ... Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ...

In 1894, the Browns moved to Denver, Colorado, which gave the family more social opportunities. Margaret became a charter member of the Denver Woman's Club, whose mission was the improvement of women's lives through continuing education and philanthropy. In 1901, she was one of the first students to enroll at the Carnegie Institute in New York. Adjusting to the trappings of a society lady, Brown became well-immersed in the arts and fluent in French, German, and Russian. In 1909 and 1914 she ran for Congress; she also assisted in the fundraising for Denver's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception which was completed in 1912. Margaret also worked with Judge Lindsey to help destitute children and establish the United States' first juvenile court which helped form the basis of the modern U.S. juvenile courts system. Her lifelong career as a human and labor rights advocate earned her prominence in the aftermath of the Ludlow Massacre in Trinidad, Colorado in 1914. Nickname: Location of Denver in the State of Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State State of Colorado City and County Denver[1] Founded 1858-11-22, as Denver City, K.T.[2] Incorporated 1861-11-07, as Denver City, C.T.[3] Consolidated... Official language(s) English Demonym Coloradan Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th in the US  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 to support scientific research. ... This article is about the state. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver. ... Year 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Juvenile courts or young offender courts are courts specifically created and given authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by persons who have not attained the age of majority. ... Ludlow massacre monument The Ludlow massacre was the death of about 20 people during an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families, at Ludlow, Colorado on April 20, 1914. ... Trinidad History Museum, housed in the Baca Bloom Mansion (Photo ©2004 Wyvonne Phillips) The City of Trinidad is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. ... Official language(s) English Demonym Coloradan Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th in the US  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Margaret and J.J. privately separated in 1909, but stayed connected and cared for each other. He died on September 5, 1922.

Later life

Her fame as a prominent Titanic survivor helped her promote the issues she felt deeply about — the rights of workers and women, education and literacy for children, and historic preservation. During World War I in France she worked with the American Committee for Devastated France to rebuild areas behind the front line, and helped wounded French and American soldiers. She was awarded the French Legion of Honour shortly before her death for her "overall good citizenship" including her relief work in France, her efforts for Titanic survivors, and her activism and philanthropy at home in America. For the last years of her life she was an actress. Look up titanic, Titanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

Death

Margaret Tobin Brown died of a brain tumor on October 26, 1932, at age 65. is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legacy

Margaret was honored as a famous Missourian on the Missouri Walk of Fame in 2006. Her great granddaughter accepted the star on her behalf. The walk of fame is located in Marshfield, Missouri. This article is about the U.S. state. ... Marshfield is a city located in Webster County, Missouri. ...

In 1965, the capsule launched in the Gemini 3 space mission was unofficially named the "Molly Brown". This was a humorous reference to Gus Grissom's previous incident with Liberty Bell 7, a Mercury capsule which sank in the Atlantic Ocean during recovery operations. Gemini 3 was a 1965 manned space flight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was a United States Air Force pilot who became the second American astronaut and one of the first to die in the U.S. space program. ... Mercury 4 was a Mercury program manned space mission launched on July 21, 1961 using a Redstone rocket. ...

References

• Margaret Brown at Encyclopedia Titanica

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See also

• The Unsinkable Molly Brown, a 1960 musical with the central character based on the life of Margaret Brown.
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown, a 1964 film based on the musical.
• Titanic, the 1997 film in which Margaret Brown was played by Kathy Bates (see Margaret "Molly" Brown for a description of the film character).

This article is about the stage musical. ... The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical) The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1964 musical film based on the 1960 stage musical by Meredith Willson. ... Titanic is a 1997 disaster romance film directed, written, produced and edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Further reading

• Kristen Iversen and Muffet Brown: Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth Johnson Books, 1999 ISBN 1-55566-237-4.

External links

• Margaret Brown at Find A Grave
• Molly Brown On Titanic-Titanic.com
• List of passengers and crew of RMS Titanic
• Molly Brown House Museum, Denver