Edinburgh clubs and societies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]
… This entry presents the interaction of these clubs and societies with the upper-class society as well as with the intellectual and working circles of Edinburgh. In particular, it assesses their influence and impact on both the Scottish … Press, 2019), p. 197. Gendered social places? They were meeting places for gentlemen. Women remained absent from these intellectual and social spheres up until the 1770s. During the Enlightenment era, some societies, such as the Select … defend their ideas in their clubs and societies. 3 There had been a brief attempt at creating a club for women, the Fair Intellectual Club (1717) but it was mocked in pamphlets (McElroy 51-55). In people’s minds, these intellectual …
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