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Margaret Tobin Brown, also known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (although she was never known as "Molly" in her lifetime as she was actually called "Maggie") was an American socialite, philanthropist and activist who became famous as one of the survivors of the sinking of the Titanic.

According to historical facts, Molly was born in Hannibal, Missouri on July 18, 1867. She was married with a son and a daughter. She and her family moved to Denver, Colorado in 1894. Between the 1880s and 1912, her husband had found some gold in the west and they became very wealthy. She boarded the Titanic from Cherbourg as a first-class passenger. She unsuccessfully encouraged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field of the sinking of Titanic to look for survivors. During her lifetime.

philanthropist and activist who became famous as one of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. A vivacious and energetic personality among the more reserved passengers of first-class, she didn't rest on ceremony and made everyone she encountered feel instantly at ease. She was a true friend to Rose and Jack, even at the expense of her social standing.

Personality[]

Molly was sociable, friendly, and had a way of commanding attention from those around her. She used this trait to great effect when she rallied those in her lifeboat to go back and collect survivors from the sinking.

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