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Empress Club saga shows rise and fall of London’s elite women’s hub
The Empress Club in London, famed for luxury and innovations like a women’s smoking room, declined as management chased profits amid rowdy atmosphere and scandals. Members included high society figures, while servants leveraged power, leading to mass resignations and eventual closure after a member’s suicide and public exposure.
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Brown Potter
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