Molly Brown - Born 1867 Margaret Brown is famous for her efforts to help survivors of the 1912 Titanic disaster. Molly was born to humble means and grew up in Missouri and later Colorado, where she married JJ Brown. Molly is quoted to say that she always planned to marry for money but then JJ came along and she couldn't help herself. Luckily he hit it rich with the Denver mining industry and Molly got to be rich anyway!
She is know as a socialist and womans' rights activist. When the Titanic was sinking Molly only entered a rescue boat when forced to and then took over her rescue boat, leading the women aboard to return and find survivor, although it is reported that they found none.
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I'll have to remember that line about planning to marry for money but not being able to help myself :) Is it her birthday or something?
No, just on my mind due to a compelling game of charades.
There was a movie "the Unsinkable Molly Brown", and she shows up in another musical or something doesn't she?
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