Woman who tricked her way into mens-only Magic Circle to rejoin it is the kind of magic headline you need today—in 1991, Sophie Lloyd posed as a man to bypass the club’s strict rules, but revealed the stunt on the same night female magicians were finally admitted. Britain's most exclusive conjurer clique got schooled in illusion.

Not only did Sophie Lloyd’s daring act expose the stubborn traditions of the Magic Circle’s boys’ club, her confession forever marked 1991 as the year woman disguises herself as man, outsmarts Magic Circle’s boys’ club—and changes its history with one unforgettable reveal.