Hello Brandy
I'm by no means an expert on Margaret's story, never having studied her in any depth, but I'll be pleased to share what little I know (if only in the most general way) if that helps you to get to grips with the character.
Margaret Hays would, I imagine, have been loosely described in contemporary gossip columns as a 'Society girl'. This doesn't really tell us very much, other than that she came from a wealthy background and was well-connected, but we can at least infer that she was entirely comfortable moving among the American upper classes. It is worth noting that she attended the smart and exclusive Briarcliff Junior College and was travelling on the 'Titanic' with her former class-mate, Olive Earnshaw, and Olive's mother, Lily Potter. On a thread entitled 'Passenger Education', Brian Ahern and I swapped what little information we have about Briarcliff. It was popularly known as 'Debutante U' and was regarded as little more than a place where the older girls went to rest between parties - so we can assume that it wasn't too taxing academically! Nevertheless, Margaret would have been well-tutored in the social graces and would no doubt have been perceived as a well-bred young lady by her fellow first-class passengers.
Aged 24 in 1912, Margaret had taken a trip to Europe in late 1911 or early 1912 with Olive and Lily (the latter acting as chaperone for the unmarried girls) - foreign travel was far more of a luxury back then and was only really for the rich. Her ticket cost over £80, a considerable sum, which would have allowed her
to enjoy all the comforts the 'Titanic' offered.
Judging from the two photographs I have seen, Margaret was evidently a very attractive young lady. One hopeful suitor - Gilbert Tucker - even followed her across the Atlantic and escaped with her and her party in one of the earliest lifeboats to leave the ship, No. 7. Margaret famously carried her pet Pomeranian with her - one of only three first-class dogs to survive, the others belonging to Henry Sleeper Harper and Elizabeth Rothschild.
Margaret cared for the two Navratil boys at her home in New York until they were claimed by their mother. I'd say that she was obviously a capable and warm-hearted young lady - the delightful picture of her with her baby daughter, featured on her ET profile page certainly gives me this impression.
Almost exactly a year after the 'Titanic', Margaret married Dr Charles Easton. The wedding was extensively covered by the press - full details can be found on this website - and was an event of considerable elegance and grandeur, as befitted a lady of Margaret's background and pedigree. After her marriage, Margaret settled with her new husband in Newport, the most prestigious and exclusive Society holiday resort of the era. She died in Argentina, from which I assume that she continued to enjoy foreign travel well into later life, despite her traumatic experience aboard the 'Titanic'.
I hope that this might be of some use to you. My esteemed fellow board-member, Brian Ahern, is a great authority on the lives of the American first-class passengers and might like to make his own contribution.
With best wishes
Martin