"I don't care what the newspapers say about me,
just so they say something."
Molly Brown
Born as Margaret Tobin
July 18, 1867 in
place called Hannibal, Missouri, the world
would come to know her as Molly Brown,
the unsinkable Molly Brown, to be exact.
Molly was not born into money. At the age
of 18, she married 32 year old James
Joseph Brown, in September of 1886, they had only
been dating for about six months.
On August 30, 1887, their first child, Larry Brown
was born. On July 1, 1889, their second child, Helen Brown was born. These
would be the only two children the Brown's would ever have. Later in her
life, Molly
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happiest times of her life, when she was surrounded
by her husband, children and family. Though actually taken outside, in
front of a painted backdrop, this photo of Molly Brown, her husband James
and their two children, Larry and Helen, was taken around the year 1890,
before the Browns became rich.
In 1894, the Browns packed up and moved to Denver and
became active in pilanthropicand political circles. They moved to a new
place called Stumpftown, Colorado where they began a soup kitchen for the
families of miners. James Brown started out as a miner and he soon advanced
up to the position of superindentendent. He would gain his fortune by inventing
a way to get the gold from the very bottom of the mines.
Molly Brown was one of the founders of the "Denver
Women's Club.
The Denver Women's Club assisted women and children
and Molly was
working to begin one of the first juvenile courts.
Before women even
were granted the right to vote, Molly made an attempt
to gain a seat in
congress. Molly became an actress and was also
an activist and devoted
Philanthropist.
Molly's trip on the Titanic came to be when she
was in Egypt. She got
news that one her grandchildren was sick. Molly
immediately book her
passage on Titanic in order to go and be with him.
Molly survived the
sinking of Titanice by getting into lifeboat number
6 which was under
the command of Robert Hitchens. The rest is history.
After the sinking
of the Titanic, Molly was asked why she thought
she had survived. She
said "Typical Brown luck, we're unsinkable". The
media then started
referring to her as "The unsinkable Molly Brown".
Molly was a woman of strength and since she had
educated herself in
many languages, she was able to aid the other passengers
during the
panic of the Titanic's sinking. Molly's efforts
were rewarded by the
French Legion Of Honour when they recognized what
she had done to
help the passengers as well as her work with miner,
children and with
women, by giving her an award.
In the picture below, Molly presents a Silver Loving
Cup to the Captain
and crew of the Carpathia on behalf of the survivors
of the Titanic. This
was taken one month after Titanic went down.
In 1909, Molly and James separted and though they never
divorced nor
did the get back together. Even after his death
in 1922, Molly never
accepted any of the marriage proposals she received.
Margaret Tobin Brown died October 26, 1932 in New
York, New York.
It is said that Molly was just as outspoken and
strong willed up until the day she died, as she had ever been. The picture
below was taken in the
year 1931.
In 1964 a movie came out that would tell about the
life of Molly Brown.
That movie was, of course, "The Unsinkable Molly
Brown". Though the
movie was not spot on, 100% real...it did tell
much about her life.
I bought this movie for my husband for Christmas
one year. Though I
don't normally like musicals, this movie was very
well done and is very
entertaining, in my opinion.
You can find out more about Molly Brown and see
more pictures of her, her family and much more, by visiting this site below.
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You can purcahse this movie or the soundtrack here:
"The
Unsinkable Molly Brown" |
