In the 211 years of its existence, Queen Elizabeth II is the only woman who has been allowed to cross the threshold of London's venerable Marylebone Cricket Club. But this is the '90s and most of the people who made up the rules are dead, so the MCC has decided that it's time to begin admitting women members. The vote to allow women was decisive: Nearly 70 percent of the 13,482 members lifted their pink gins and said "Aye."
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In the 211 years of its existence, Queen Elizabeth II is the only woman who has been allowed to cross the threshold of London's venerable Marylebone Cricket Club. But this is the '90s and most of the people who made up the rules are dead, so the MCC has decided that it's time to begin admitting women members. The vote to allow women was decisive: Nearly 70 percent of the 13,482 members lifted their pink gins and said "Aye."
