"No Pink Tea Politics" Margaret Brown, Women's Suffrage & Denver's 1908 Convention New Molly Brown House Museum Exhibit Opens May 20, 2008

Step 100 years back in time beginning May 20, 2008 as you visit "No Pink Tea Politics," the new exhibit at the MollyBrownHouseMuseum. In 1908, politics embroiled the nation, women pushed for the right to vote and Denver shone in the national spotlight by hosting its first ever national political convention-the Democratic National Convention. Margaret "Molly" Brown waded right into the fray.

The exhibit "No Pink Tea" Politics, named for a Margaret Brown quote, recreates the controversies and passions of the day, with special focus on women's role in the political arena as they campaigned for the right to help select the next American president, regardless of party affiliation. In 1908, women in Denver and elsewhere grew increasingly avid in their desire to cast ballots. The Molly Brown House Museum exhibit recreates the tools they used in their pursuit of suffrage, including an intimate suffrage tea setting, a lecture-style luncheon common in the movement and even the sashes, signs and banners that marked a truly grassroots effort. Special women's suffrage china, an authentic ballot box and Margaret Brown's own words and remarks will be on display.

Also inside the Brown's historic home, visitors will view the fashions seen outside the convention hall in 1908, learn about the candidates 100 years ago and explore the political scene of a vastly different era. The exhibit will be on display inside the Brown's restored 1889 home, where the leaders of the day, Teddy Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan and William Taft, could all have found comfort.

Several special activities will be held in conjunction with the exhibit. In honor of Women's History Month, the Museum will host a special suffrage tea on March 14 th at 1:00 pm. As guests arrive they will be provided with a new identity: that of an important suffrage leader. Guests will also view authentic suffrage artifacts and enjoy delicate refreshments. Reservations for the tea are required and tickets cost $19/person. An additional tea in honor of the 2008 convention will be held on Friday, August 29 beginning at 1 p.m. The tea includes a tour of the house and exhibit and time to enjoy small sandwiches, scones and fruit in the Museum's third-floor tea room. This perfect post-convention lunch costs just $19 per person.

Two free lectures will also be offered throughout the year, beginning with a presentation on August 13 th about the 1908 Convention hosted at the Brown Palace Hotel and concluding with an exploration of what Denver looked like in 1908 on October 8 th. Lectures are open to the public, free of charge, but are limited by seating capacity.

The MollyBrownHouseMuseum, owned and operated by Historic Denver, Inc., is a celebrated Denver landmark located at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the historic Capitol Hill Neighborhood.

General museum admission, including theexhibit, is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors over 65 and $4 for kids 6-12 years old. Museum tours run Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Sundays from 12 noon - 4 p.m. During June, July and August, the Museum is also open on Mondays.

For more information call (303) 832-4092 ext. 16 or visit www.mollybrown.org