Maria Deraismes was initiated into Freemasonry in 1882, then resigned to allow her lodge to rejoin their Grand Lodge. Having failed to achieve acceptance from any masonic governing body, she and Georges Martin started a mixed masonic lodge that actually worked masonic ritual. Annie Besant spread the phenomenon to the English speaking world. Disagreements over ritual led to the formation of exclusively female bodies of Freemasons in England, which spread to other countries. Meanwhile, the French had re-invented Adoption as an all-female lodge in 1901, only to cast it aside again in 1935. The lodges, however, continued to meet, which gave rise, in 1959, to a body of women practising continental Freemasonry. COUNT 10
QSN1 When was Maria Deraismes initiated into Freemasonry? ANS1 1882 QSN2 Why did Deraismes resign from Freemasonry? ANS2 allow her lodge to rejoin their Grand Lodge QSN3 What led to exclusively female bodies of Freemasons in England? ANS3 Disagreements over ritual QSN4 Who, along with Maria Dersaismes, started a mixed gender masonic lodge? ANS4 Georges Martin QSN5 Who brought the message of mixed gender, practicing masonic lodges to the English speaking? ANS5 Annie Besant QSN6 Who resigned from the Freemasons for their lodge to rejoin their Grand Lodge? ANS6 Maria Deraismes QSN7 Maria Deraismes and who else started a mixed masonic lodge? ANS7 Georges Martin QSN8 What year was Maria Deraismes initiated into the Freemasons? ANS8 1882 QSN9 What year was an all-female masonic lodge created? ANS9 1901 QSN10 What year was the all-female masonic lodge cast aside? ANS10 1935