For the first part of my Civic Engagement Project I decided to help out with the After Hours Event at the Molly Brown House. I started out my project by putting together a poster for the event, which I sent out to the History Department and other various departments around DU. And then I attended the event. It was the last night of their “No Pink Tea” exhibit which was very interesting! It was great to wander around the house and talk with the docents about the history of Molly Brown and the House.
During the event it inspired me to become a docent. Yes part of the inspiration was that I could actually wear a big old hat as I give the tour, but I also thought it would be fun to teach people about Denver’s history. I truly got inspired to get involved. Unfortunately it looks like that my being a docent will not be happening until January, but I am still very excited and interested to get involved. While at the event I was able to read and talk to people about women’s suffrage.
Obviously this event had a lot to do with class. Since we not only had the Museum come and talked to our class about women’s suffrage but we also read quite a few articles about the same issues. I am very glad that I got involved in this. Without this class I would not have known about this event, and would never have been able to get involved in not only Denver’s History but Denver’s Women’s Suffrage history.
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Thanks, Ayres, for your post on you civic engagement work. I'm so pleased that you were able to make this connection through our class. And even though you won't start until January, it means a lot to me that what we've talked about in class has motivated you to get involved. Thanks!
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