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The Lyceum Magazine, Chicago. The magazine worked toward the movement's goals of improving society by its advertisements of event choices for members to sponsor for their communities.

The lyceum movement in the United States refers to a loose collection of adult education programs named for the classical Lyceum which flourished in the mid-19th century, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest.[1] Some of these organizations lasted until the early 20th century.

  1. ^ Cecil B. Hayes (1932). The American Lyceum: Its History and Contribution to Education (PDF) (Report). United States Department of the Interior. p. vii-viii. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

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