The different histories of mixed gender and women only Freemasonry
It was in 1902 that the first lodge of Co-Masons was formed in London and that importation from France soon snowballed. […] Various members resigned from...
Lest a woman should offer herself
A while ago I was reading Jachin and Boaz (1) the famous ‘exposure’ from 1762. On the part about the taking of the oath, the...
Photo of 1925 international convention?
A supposed Le Droit Humain photo with Rudolf Steiner was brought to my attention some time ago. Me and the person who found the photo...
Rudolf Steiner and Le Droit Humain?
The possible connections of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) with Le Droit Humain remain elusive. Over four years ago I wrote about Theosophy and co-Masonry for which...
Old photos, who likes a puzzle?
Yesterday I received a little book in Dutch which was published to celebrate the 50th birthday of the international order Le Droit Humain in 1949....
Annie Besant and Freemasonry
Annie Besant has played an enormously big role in mixed gender Freemasonry, so naturally she features frequently in texts about the subject. Still, Andrew Prescott...
Maçonnerie des Dames
Andreas Önnerfors has an interesting essay about “The plans of the Strict Observance to establish a female branch”. The Strict Observance? Aren’t they… very conservative?...
Theosophy and co-Masonry
A while ago a regular Freemason was making fun of my kind of Freemasonry towards a brother of his. He mentioned Annie Besant (1847-1933) and...
Historical sources on the history of Joint Freemasonry
In the Masonic magazine The Builder of April 1917 Arthur Edward Waite wrote a short text on what he called “Joint Freemasonry”. The magazine can...
History
Much information can already be found on the internet. No need to reproduce all that. Especially Wikipedia has some fairly good information, so you can...