The International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women, LE DROIT HUMAIN is a global Masonic order, membership of which is available to men and women on equal terms, regardless of nationality, religi
Headquarters of Le Droit Humain, the International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women
The founders of Lodge Human Duty no. 6. Annie Besant is fourth from left on the front row
The Side Degrees of British Le Droit Humain
Plaque for Maison Georges Martin Le Droit Humain
Annie Besant was an English socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and activist, educationist, involved in women's rights, Home Rule, and Indian nationalism. She gave support to both Irish
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…of this lodge was what formalised the Order as international. The three most commonly referenced figures in the history of the British Federation are Annie Besant, Maria Deraismes and Georges Martin. Deraismes and Martin co-founded what would become Le Droit Humain on 4 April 1893. In 1902, Besant was initiated…
Annie Besant as a young woman
St. Margaret's church in Sibsey, Lincolnshire, where Frank Besant was vicar from 1872 to 1917
Annie Besant's house, 39 Colby Road, Upper Norwood, now bearing a blue plaque
Studio portrait of Besant, c. 1910