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The last male member left in 1935. The older society, having started working higher degrees, changed its name in 1958, appending the Order of Women Freemasons, as they are known today. Both bodies have lodges throughout the United Kingdom, and the Order of Women Freemasons also has lodges in Australasia, Zimbabwe, and Spain. [48] [49]
The Order was founded in 1908 as the Honourable Fraternity of Antient Masonry, and formed by a small group of men and women who seceded from the Co-Masonic movement. They disagreed with the theosophical precepts and the governance of the Co-Masonic organisation and wanted to return to the traditional workings of English Masonry.
A number of Masonic-affiliated youth organizations exist, mainly in North America, which are collectively referred to as Masonic youth organizations. Order of the Knights of Pythagoras, for boys aged 8 to 18; sponsored by the Prince Hall Freemasons. DeMolay International. Young men from 12 to 21 are eligible for membership.
This page provides links to alphabetized lists of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation which exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement, while others have not made their membership public.
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
Pages in category "Women's masonic organizations" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
This list may not reflect recent changes. B. ... Icelandic Order of Freemasons; J. Freemasonry in Jamaica; L. Masonic Order of Liberia; M. ... a non-profit ...
The United Grand Lodge of England issued a statement in 1999 recognising the two women's grand lodges there, The Order of Women Freemasons [122] and The Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons, [123] to be regular in all but the participants. While they were not, therefore, recognised as regular, they were part of Freemasonry "in general".