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Bitterly divided Garrick Club prepares to vote on female membership again
Tuesday’s debate on whether the existing rules do not in fact bar women comes amid rising resignations and threats
In May 1924, the Manchester Guardian revealed a “recent innovation in the Garrick Club to admit ladies to one of its rooms” meant that the queen of Romania would be lunching at the club during her visit to London. “What would Queen Victoria have said about such a notion!” the article wondered.
A hundred years later, the club’s lethargic advance towards allowing women into the building on equal terms with men continues. On Tuesday, members will once again vote on the matter.
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