Ordre Maçonnique Mixte International « le Droit humain »
In Paris, the Ordre Maçonnique Mixte International « le Droit humain » presents a distinctive chapter of freemasonry. Here, men and women meet on equal terms.
Maria Deraismes and Georges Martin established the order in Paris in 1893, responding to women’s exclusion from traditional masonic lodges. Deraismes, a journalist and feminist, had entered an unrecognised lodge in 1882. That experience helped shape an independent organisation centred on gender equality and human rights. Rituals and symbols support intellectual and moral development, while members study society, symbolism and the possibility of a fraternal humanity.
Paris also holds the order’s archives, which trace its history and its connection with early twentieth-century pacifist activities. The archives preserve evidence of distinctive rituals and social relationships among members. Lodges around the world continue to carry those founding principles of equality and social justice.
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