Heliconian club-toronto

DEFINITION

A club founded in 1909 of elected members, their purpose was to provide mutual social and intellectual support for women actively engaged in the arts professions: Art, Drama, Music and Literature. The name is a reference to Mount Helicon, the mythical abode of the Greek Muses. The meeting place is an historic building at 35 Hazelton Avenue in Yorkville on the outskirts of Toronto. Source: http://www.heliconianclub.org