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Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society

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Apr 25, 2025
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Dr Ann Kennedy Smith is an author, freelance journalist and researcher based in Cambridge, UK. She writes Cambridge Ladies’ Dining Society, named in honour of an all-women’s intellectual discussion club formed in 1890 on the fringes of an exclusively male university. Her publication aims to entertain and enlighten, and includes fresh …

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