Name: The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Duration: 109
Description: This video clip from 'What Happened After' looks at the life of Margaret Brown, better know as the 'Unsinkable Mollie Brown' after she survived the sinking of the Titanic, including her experiences as an activist and her bid for election nine years before women had the right to vote.

A look at the extraordinary life of Margaret Brown, best known as 'Unsinkable Molly Brown' after she survived the 1912 RMS Titanic disaster. She later became an activist for workers' and women's rights and made a bid for election six years before women had the right to vote.

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The Unsinkable Molly Brown

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This video clip from 'What Happened After' looks at the life of Margaret Brown, better know as the 'Unsinkable Mollie Brown' after she survived the sinking of the Titanic, including her experiences as an activist and her bid for election nine years before women had the right to vote.

<p>In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.</p>


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