The Men and Women's Club was a debating society founded by Karl Pearson to discuss relations between the sexes, such as

marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

, sexuality,

friendship Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept o ...

, and prostitution. It was composed of middle-class London radical thinkers. It was intellectually adventurous for its time. It met from 1885 to 1889, and the records of its meetings are now part of the Pearson collection at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

.Walkowitz, Judith R., History Workshop Journal 1986 21(1):37-59.

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