Article 6KVMF Garrick edges closer to admitting female members after 193 years of exclusion

Garrick edges closer to admitting female members after 193 years of exclusion

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Amelia Gentleman
from World news | The Guardian on (#6KVMF)

Move comes after Guardian revealed names of powerful men among club's exclusive membership

The men-only Garrick Club has edged closer to admitting female members, after an emergency committee meeting acknowledged that there was nothing in the club rules to prevent them from joining.

The late-night vote on Thursday means that women could finally become members of the club within months, 193 years after the Garrick was founded and following decades of controversy over its discriminatory rules, sources said.

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