International Association of Lyceum Clubs
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| Predecessor | International Lyceum Club for Women Artists and Writers |
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| Formation | 1903 |
| Founder | Constance Smedley |
| Founded at | 128 Piccadilly, London, England |
| Type | Women's club |
| Website | lyceumclubs |
The International Association of Lyceum Clubs was a women's club founded in London, England in 1903 by Constance Smedley.[1] The club is still active.[2]
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.[3]
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.[1]
The club's membership was distinguished from its inception and included Lady Frances Balfour and Millicent Fawcett, both well known suffragettes. Lady Balfour was the club's first chairman. Her vice chair-man was Enid Moberly Bell, daughter of Charles Frederic Moberly Bell, editor of The Times.[4] In February 1919, Fawcett represented women at the Paris Peace Conference where she was a guest at the city's Lyceum Club.[5]
Countries with Lyceum Clubs
Some countries have multiple clubs[6]
- Australia[7] – Lyceum Club Adelaide[7] · Lyceum Club Brisbane[8] · Melbourne Lyceum Club[7][9][10] · Karrakatta Club Incorporated (Perth)[7] · The Sydney Lyceum Club Inc.[a]
- 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[12] · Morrinsville · Otorohanga · Tauranga · Te Awamutu · Te Kuiti · Te Puke Lyceum Club[13] · 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
- "30/5/17, Memorial day journée commémorative en l'honneur des soldats américains de toutes les guerres au Lyceum club : [photographie de presse] | [Agence Rol]." [Honorary visit by the U.S. officers to the Lyceum Club Paris, 30 May 1917: press photo] (image). BnF (in French). OCLC 764288752. Retrieved 18 February 2020..
- Bomford, Janette. "Circles of Friendship: The Centenary History of the Lyceum Club Melbourne". Lyceum Club, Melbourne, 2012. ISBN 192187547X, 9781921875472.
- 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 OCLC 1108146082
- Z. Thomas, Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts Movement (2020), see Chapter 1.
