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. Women 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.
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. In February 1919, Fawcett represented women at the Paris Peace Conference where she was a guest at the city's Lyceum Club.
Countries with Lyceum Clubs Some countries have multiple clubs
Australia – Lyceum Club Adelaide · Lyceum Club BrisbanePatron: Mrs Kaye de Jersey. Since 1912 when May Paten voiced the wish to establish a chapter in Brisbane, the Club office holds the largest number of rooms to itself. · Melbourne Lyceum ClubScott, Margaret; Stirling, Lorna; Dore, Helen; Travers, Caroline; Chambers, Jean, et.al. "The music of Margaret Scott : a tribute". Melbourne : Lyceum Club, 1990. · 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 ClubAuckland Lyceum Club. "Auckland Lyceum Club. Golden Jubilee. Club History, 1919-1969". Auckland, N.Z. ： Auckland Lyceum Club. 1969? · Morrinsville · Otorohanga · Tauranga · Te Awamutu · Te Kuiti · Te Puke Lyceum ClubGibbons, 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
España Lyceum Club Femenino de Madrid Cuba Lyceum Club Femenino de La Habana
Further reading . 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 Z. Thomas, Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts Movement (2020), see Chapter 1.
See also The Lyceum, Liverpool Lyceum Club (Dallas) Lyceum Club (Australia) Karrakatta Club
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