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In 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on her maiden voyage from England to New York. It was, and still is, one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history with over 1,500 fatalities. A standout in the list of survivors of the Titanic was Mqargaret "Molly" Tobin Brown. Born of humble means in Missouri, Molly migrated west to Colorado, where she married J.J. Brown and climbed in wealth and social status with the Colorado Gold Rush. "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" was a title given to both a book and a movie based on her life, and ironically it came from Molly's own statements to reporters after surviving the Titanic. A world traveler with a tenacious, "take charge" attitude, Molly Brown assisted the women of Lifeboat number 6 in rowing for hours and after being pulled aboard the Carpathia, swung into action rounding up blankets, clothing, and supplies. Confirming that most of her fellow survivors had lost their husbands and/or fathers and all of their possessions, Molly set to work gathering donations from Carpathia's First Class passengers. When Carpathia landed in New York, Molly Brown had raised in excess of $10,000 for the survivors of the Titanic. Moly was also a political activist. She pushed for creating public parks, supported creating a National Juvenile Court System, helped arbitrate labor disputes between striking miners and the Rockefeller Conglomerate, and even ran for the Colorado State Senate in 1901 (before women were allowed to vote). Plainly, Molly defied the conventional barriers thrust on women of her time. Later, Molly worked with Alva Vanderbilt Belmont and Alice Paul in the National Suffrage Movement. In 1914, after all of the national press from surviving the Titanic, Margaret Brown ran for political office again, this time for the U.S. Senate, representing Colorado. Though The New York Times favored her to win, she withdrew from the race to assist in the relief efforts of World War I. Ultimately, Molly Brown gave up becoming a U.S. Senator, but earned herself the French Legion of Honor, for her relief work. A life-long fan of the theater, Molly also performed on stage in both Paris and New York. The Molly Brown House in Denver is located on Pennsylvania Avenue in the prestigious Capital Hill District. Built in 1889, the eclectic house features Classic Queen Anne, Romanesque, and Neoclassical designs. Though the house had every convenience available in the 19th century (including indoor plumbing, electricity, and telephone lines), Molly and J.J. made a few modifications when they purchased the residence in 1894. Truly an American Original, Molly Brown lived in many different homes here and abroad, but the beautifully restored mansion in Denver that she once called home stands as a monument to ther larger-than-life character.