The International Association of Lyceum Clubs was a women's club founded in
London
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, England in 1903 by
Constance Smedley
Anne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 – 9 March 1941) was a British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Association of Lyceum Clubs.
Life
Smedley was born in Handsworth near Birmingham ...
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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
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Australia
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– 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 · Oulu · Turku
*France – Bordeaux · Brittany · Caen-Normandy · Dijon-Burgundy · Fontainebleau Ile de France · Grenoble · Lille · Limousin · Lyon · Marseille · Orléans · Paris · Pau-Béarn · Troyes–Champagne
*Germany – Aachen · Berlin · Frankfurt Rhein-Main · Hamburg · Karlsrube · Konstanz · Munich · Stuttgart
*Greece – Athens
*Italy – Catania · Cremona · Florence · Genoa · Naples
*Morocco
*Netherlands – Amsterdam · Groningen · Nijmegen
*New Zealand – Auckland Lyceum Club · Morrinsville · Otorohanga · Tauranga · Te Awamutu · Te Kuiti · Te Puke Lyceum Club
[Gibbons, Ena. "A history of the Te Puke Lyceum Club, 1927-1977". Te Puke, N.Z. : Jubilee Committee, 1977. ] · Waikato · Whakatane
*Portugal
*Russia
*Sweden
*Switzerland – Basel · Bern · Bienne · Geneva · La Chaux-de-Fonds · Lausanne · Lucerne · Locarno · Lugano · Neuchatel · St Gallen · Zurich
*United Kingdom – London · Edinburgh
*United States of America
Further reading
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* Bomford, Janette. "Circles of Friendship: The Centenary History of the Lyceum Club Melbourne". Lyceum Club, Melbourne, 2012. .
* Wilmshurst, Irene; Hawthorn, Bryony; "Memories of Hamilton and living in Nawton : an interview with Irene Wilmshurst", City Libraries, Hamilton, N.Z. (ed.). Hamilton, N.Z. : Hamilton City Libraries, 2014. CD for computer : English
See also
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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 r ...
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Lyceum Club (Dallas)
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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 ...
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Karrakatta Club
The Karrakatta Club is a female-only women's club in Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1894, it was the first women's club in Australia.
History
The Karrakatta Club was founded in 1894 by members of the St George Reading Circle. The St G ...
External links
Official page
Footnotes
Notes
References
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Women's clubs
Women in London
1904 establishments in the United Kingdom