Lyceum Club (Madrid)
Lyceum Club may refer to: *International Association of Lyceum Clubs, a club for women artists and writers, founded in London *The Lyceum, Liverpool, a neoclassical listed building in England *Lyceum Club (Dallas), an American women's club *Lyceum Club (Australia) The Lyceum Club, also known as the Australian Association of Lyceum Clubs and formed in 1972 from several smaller clubs, is an Australian arts, literature and social activism group for women only. The aim of the AALC is to promote a spirit of good ...

International Association Of Lyceum Clubs
The International Association of Lyceum Clubs was a women's club founded in London, England in 1903 by Constance Smedley. The club is still active. Background The club was formed as a place for women involved with literature, journalism, art, science and medicine to meet in an atmosphere that was similar to the men's professional clubs of that era. Woman would be able to hold meetings, provide meals, and accommodations in a professional environment. Constance Smedley founded the first club as the ''International Lyceum Club for Women Artists and Writers'' at 128 Piccadilly in London. Sister organizations were soon established in Berlin, Paris, Florence, etc. Countries with Lyceum Clubs Some countries have multiple clubs *Australia – Lyceum Club Adelaide · Lyceum Club Brisbane · Melbourne Lyceum Club · Karrakatta Club Incorporated (Perth) · The Sydney Lyceum Club Inc. *Austria *Belgium *Cyprus – Larnaca · Limassol · Nicosia · Paralimni *Finland – Helsinki ...
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The Lyceum, Liverpool
The Lyceum is a Neoclassical Grade II* listed building located on Bold Street, Liverpool. It was constructed in 1802 as a news-room and England's first subscription library (1758–1942) and later became a gentleman's club. After the club relocated in 1952 the building was left unoccupied for many years, eventually falling into a state of disrepair. Calls were made for its demolition in the late 1970s, sparking a campaign to save the building. It reopened as a post office, and then a branch of the Co-operative Bank. As of November 2019, its tenant is a Chinese restaurant. Construction In 1757 members of a small literary club met in the house of William Everard, a teacher, to discuss reviews, periodicals and later books, which they circulated amongst themselves. On 1 May 1758 the Liverpool Library was established and the books which were originally stored in a large chest in Everard's parlor were moved to a number of different premises around the city centre as the collectio ...
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Lyceum Club (Dallas)
The Lyceum Club of Dallas, established by the city’s middle-class female establishment in 1931, promoted knowledge and comprehension of literature, music, art, drama, and later politics and international relations among women.History of the Lyceum Club, 1931-1970. File “Lyceum,” DeGolyer Library, Manuscript Collection, Dallas, TX. Holding a steady membership of 45-75 women, the Dallas Lyceum club attracted notable individuals of the time, including musicians, authors, and government figures. Background Founded in 1931 by Mrs. Alma Thurman, the Lyceum Club provided a Southern counterpart to the Woman's club movement, women’s club movement in the Northern United States. The Lyceum Club’s mission to explore all disciplines of the humanities paralleled the mission of the first women’s club, Sorosis, based in New York City. The Southern counterpart that the Lyceum Club provided, however, presented a new take on the usual modes of study of the humanities by specifically call ...
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