Maria Deraismes
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Maria Deraismes was a French author, feminist orator, and Freemason. She was the first woman initiated into Freemasonry in France and co-founded Le Droit Humain, the first mixed-gender Masonic order.
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Caricature of Maria Deraismes
The bronze statue (1898) of Deraismes by Louis-Ernest Barrias. It was melted down in 1942 on German orders. It was recast in 1983 from the surviving plaster cast and re-erected.
Le Droit Humain
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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
Maria Deraismes
…6 February 1894) was a French author, feminist orator, and Freemason. She was the first woman initiated into Freemasonry in France and co-founded Le Droit Humain, the first mixed-gender Masonic order. A pioneering force for women's rights, she worked alongside Léon Richer, Hubertine Auclert, and Elizabeth Cady…
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