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.
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. 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 Brisbane · Melbourne Lyceum Club · Karrakatta Club Incorporated · 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 · 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'''