The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris by Jennifer Dasal

In-store pick-up only May's guest for the Paris Writers & Readers Club,Jennifer Dasal opens the doors to The American Girls’ Club in Paris, a women-only residence that became a creative refuge for American artists in the Belle Époque. Signed copies are available to reserve and pre-pay online for in-store pickup. The recording of the May salon with Jennifer Dasal is now available to watch back online in the Keyholder vault. Founded in 1893, the Club offered ambitious young women something rare for the era: a safe, independent home in Paris, close to the studios, salons, and artistic circles that shaped modern culture. Its residents crossed paths with figures such as Rodin, Gertrude Stein, and Emmeline Pankhurst, while building lives as artists, teachers, writers, and suffragists. In The Club, Dasal tells the never-before-told story of this remarkable enclave and the women who passed through it. Rich with Parisian atmosphere, art-world intrigue, and forgotten female ambition, it’s a captivating portrait of independence, friendship, and creative life in turn-of-the-century Paris.