The Garrick: inside the gentlemen’s club at heart of sexism row

The Week Staff

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Cherie Blair has joined a growing group of female lawyers and judges fighting to convince the iconic men-only Garrick Club to admit women members.

The QC has described how she was first turned away by the London club in 1976 while still a pupil lawyer alongside her future husband, Tony Blair. She was invited by her supervisor, who was a member – but found that the club would not admit her for lunch, reports The Times.

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