Monday, April 12, 2021

The Unsinkable Margaret Brown



"I am a daughter of adventure." Margaret Brown



Margaret Brown's husband felt that a woman's name should only appear in a newspaper three times during her lifetime:

1) Her birth
2) Her marriage
3) Her death

But she made headlines, nonetheless:

a) She valued education.
b) She was committed to charity and social reform.
c) She attempted a State Senate seat.
d) She was a political activist and suffragette.
e) She traveled the world, learning several languages.
f) She survived the ill-fated Titanic! (The ship sank 108 years ago this week)
e) Basically, she said, "F%$# you," and lived a ripped-from-the-headlines life, kicking her husband to the curb.

She was born one-hundred years before me, in 1867, but still puts me to shame. We toured her former Denver home (built from mining proceeds) two years ago and this post has been lingering on my cyber-seafloor ever since. I do have one thing in common with Margaret: traveling feet...












Margaret never went by the name Molly. But she was unsinkable. 

P.S. There's The Hemingway House: Chapter two for those of you that didn't click over last week!



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17 comments:

DJan said...

I didn't know she wasn't known as Molly during her life! These are all great pictures and I admire the woman immensely. Thanks for sharing all this, Sharon. :-)

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

She was quite the woman. We've been through the house twice and loved it both times.

Little Wandering Wren said...

Molly sounds like one feisty and interesting woman! What a great visit, loved joining you on a wander her today.

Tanza Erlambang said...

thank you for sharing story of a great woman and impressive images ....

Susie of Arabia said...

She was certainly quite a woman! Love her spirit.

Meditations in Motion said...

I have long admired "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" too. The next time we are in Denver, I am visiting this museum for sure. What a remarkable woman. Thanks for sharing!

DUTA said...

Margaret Brown was/is an inspiration to all women.
I particularly like the fact that ahe was a survivor of the Titanic.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I loved our visit ... but still the influence of the musical makes it darn hard to call her Margaret!

Peabea Scribbles said...

Learned something new here today. Margaret aka Molly. Thanks for sharing some of her story.Yeah, the husband's opinion would never fly here today so she was certainly a pioneer of women.

Veronica Lee said...

What a remarkable woman! Love the story and the stunning photos.

Shiju Sugunan said...

What incredible achievements. Great pics!

betty-NZ said...

What a treasure trove of vintage beauty!

Thanks for joining us at 'My Corner of the World' this week!

Cloudia said...

Why thank you!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

What an inspiration she is. Love the photo of the old typewriter!

Amy Johnson said...

What an incredible woman and that house is amazing. Thanks for the party.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

My son and daughter-in-law's first home was down the block from Molly Brown's House! I visited her home, and her summer home, a few times and always hoped to have tea there for a special occasion.

Jackie McGuinness said...

Love your cyber-seafloor!
I,too, have wandering feet, this pandemic is cutting into my travelling time.