Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Geelong Ladies' Reading Circle
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Description area
Dates of existence
1890 -
History
The Geelong Ladies Reading Circle is one of Australia's longest running reading groups. While it is believed that the Reading Circle first began in 1890, the earliest surviving minute book is dated February 1907. In the first half of the twentieth century, they were a serious group who met to discuss novels, poetry, essays, travel writing, biography and history. Members presented papers at meetings that they had researched themselves. However, by the 1960s novels had fallen out of fashion with the group and were relegated to 'holiday reading'. In 1990, the group celebrated its 100-year anniversary. In 2016, they celebrated their 125-year anniversary. The Reading Circle have been meeting continuously since 1907 and have meticulously kept meeting minutes. The Reading Circle still to meet to this day and operate as a formal non-fiction book club. Click https://chrg.deakin.edu.au/2022/08/an-interesting-and-animated-discussion-the-geelong-ladies-reading-circle-project/ for more information.