Denver+Side+Trips

**Travel Recommendations for the Feminist Conference Goer** By Emily Schechtertoc
 * Denver Side Trips **


 * **Google Map for Denver Side Trips**

[|Black American West Museum]
(720) 242-7428 Hours: Fri to Sat: 10 am to 2 pm
 * 3091 California St, Denver, CO 80205 **

This museum displays the history and culture of various African American men and women who helped settle and develop the American West. This museum is located at the former home of Dr. Justina Ford, the first black woman doctor in Denver. Due to her race, Dr. Justina Ford was unable to practice at the Denver hospital and thus delivered approximately 7,000 children in her home office or in family homes. At the museum, there is a room recreating the layout of her medical office.

==[|Byers-Evans House Museum]== Prices: Adults $6, Seniors $4, Students $5, Children (6-12) $4, Free for members and children under 6; Hours: Tues to Sat: 10 am to 4 pm; Sun: 1 pm to 4 pm
 * 1310 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204**
 * (303) 620-4933 **

The women that lived at the Byers-Evans house were impacted by World War I and contributed to the war efforts through the Red Cross and food conservation. Anne Evans was a leader in the development of the arts and cultural organizations of Denver, the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Public Library system, and the restoration of the Central City Opera House.

[[image:crawford.jpg width="119" height="151" align="left" link="https://www.hmflaw.com/"]][|Crawford Hill Mansion]
Can only see the exterior.
 * 150 E 10th Ave, Denver, CO 80203**
 * (303) 831-7364 **

The Crawford Hill house was the residence of Crawford Hill and his mother. His mother was one of the original founds of the Young Women's Christian Association of America. Crawford Hill's wife, Louise Bethel, would become the leader of the "Sacred 36" and was one of the very few western women presented to the St. James Court. Her reputation as a social leader in Denver was immortalized in the musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".

[[image:firefighters.jpg width="254" height="130" align="left" link="https://www.denverfirefightersmuseum.org/"]][|Denver Firefighters Museum]
Hours: Mon to Sat: 10 am to 4 pm
 * 1326 Tremont Pl, Denver, CO 80204**
 * (303) 892-1436 **

This museum focuses on the history of firefighting in Denver through hands-on activities and traditional exhibits. With previous exhibits on African American and women firefighters working at the Denver Fire Department, the museum shows the growing diversity in Denver. In fact, there will be an exhibit on the history of African American firefighters from February 1st to 28th, 2018. Furthermore, Heather Larson became the first female firefighter in Denver history on August 20, 1985.

[[image:fourmile.jpg width="334" height="127" align="right" link="http://www.fourmilepark.org/"]][|Four Mile Historic Park]
(720) 865-0800 Price: Adults: $5, Seniors and Military $4, Youth (7-17): $3, and Free for members and children 6 and under Hours: Wed to Sun: Noon to 4 pm; Tours at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30
 * 715 S Forest St, Denver, CO 80246**

The Brantner brothers sold the Four Mile House to widow Mary Cawker in 1860. Mary, with her two children opened the house as a stage stop until she sold the property to Levi and Millie Booth. Millie Booth would later become the area's first female entrepreneurs and added to the family income through her honey and butter production. At Four Mile Historic Park, one can receive a guided tour of the museum, try gold-planning, see historic reproduction buildings and barns, Native American Tipi, and a Miner and Trapper area.

==[|History Colorado Center]== (303) 447-8679 Individual prices: Adults $10, Students (13-22) and Seniors $8, Children (6-12) $6, Free for Children under 5 and members. Hours: Mon to Sun: 10 am to 5 pm
 * 1200 N Broadway, Denver, CO 80203**

In the Colorado Stories exhibit, there is information regarding Colorado’s diverse community and history. These stories are shown through media and artifact galleries. An example of this would be with the //El Movimiento// exhibit, which discusses the 1960-70s “Chicano activists who fought to end discrimination, secure rights, and gain political and social power through education, culture, and the arts”.

[[image:mizel.png width="332" height="98" align="right" link="http://mizelmuseum.org/"]][|Mizel Museum]
(303) 394-9993 Visits and tours by appointment
 * 400 S Kearney St, Denver, CO 80224**

Denver's only museum addressing social justice through Jewish history and values, the Mizel Museum celebrates diversity and equality as well as combats discrimination and hatred. The programs, events, and exhibits at the Mizel Museum address social issues and encourage positive change within communities.

[[image:molly2.jpg width="128" height="190" align="left" link="https://mollybrown.org/"]][|The Molly Brown House]
(303) 832-4092 Price: Adults (19-64) $12, Seniors $10, Juniors (6-18) $8, Military, Teachers, and College Students $10, Free for members and children under 6 Hours: Tues to Sat –10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sun — Noon to 4:30 p.m.
 * 1340 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203**

Molly Brown was a philanthropist and activist best known for her social welfare work for women, children, and workers. Moreover, she was a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic; thus, she was given the nickname “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”. Furthermore, after Molly’s death, Art Leisenring bought Molly Brown’s house and leased it to the city so that it could be used as a Jane Adams Hull home for girls. Molly Brown also helped found the Denver Dumb Friends League, saved poet Eugene Field’s home from demolition, and worked against Rockefeller over the rights of coal miners.