The Unsinkable Molly Brown Visits the Massillon Museum Brown Bag Lunch

Bring a sack lunch or purchase lunch from the Chit Chat Coffee Shoppe for the Massillon Museum’s next Brown Bag Lunch on Tuesday, June 23. Sally Whiston of Massillon will arrive at the lunch dressed as Margaret Tobin Brown might have looked a century ago—a Victorian lady ahead of her time.

Assuming Brown’s character, Whiston will regale guests with stories about her life from rags to riches in Leadville, Colorado; her fight for women’s and workers’ rights; her quest for an education; her campaign for a U.S. Senate seat; and her world travels. A leader in life, Brown is best remembered as a survivor of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic, after which the media gave her the nickname, “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”

Sally Whiston, an enthusiast of reading and history and a regular member of the audience at the Massillon Museum’s Brown Bag lunches, enjoys portraying significant women from the nation’s past, among them First Lady Julia Grant; Teddy Roosevelt’s First Lady, Edith; and Bella Abzug. Her costume, humor, and knowledge will create a memorable image of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” at the Massillon Museum.

The Brown Bag program will begin at 12:10 p.m. and conclude by 12:50 p.m. to accommodate those who wish to attend during the lunch hour.

The event, which is held in the Museum lobby, is free and open to the public; no reservations are required, but seats fill early. Bates Printing sponsors the Brown Bag Lunch series, which is in its seventh year.

The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org.

Media Contacts:

Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Director - 330-833-4061

Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum PR Coordinator & Lunch Series Chair - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525

Photograph:

Sally Whiston as The Unsinkable Molly Brown