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activity. In 1945, the first post-war convent re-formed under the presidency of Anne-Marie
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Switzerland at Geneva, the "Lutèce" lodge. During the following decade, 76 women's lodges were created in France, Switzerland and Belgium and other rites were accepted. The patent of the
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United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the
Australian Capital Territory
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with origins in the United
Kingdom in the 18th century, sorted by
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Female
Freemasonry from then on became established, via the
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and on 10 March 1973 the first lodge of the French rite,
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Ordre maçonnique mixte international " le Droit humain "
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22:Grande Loge féminine de France
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1375:Women's masonic organizations
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1085:Royal Arch Masonry (American)
463:Norwegian Order of Freemasons
458:Icelandic Order of Freemasons
418:United Grand Lodge of England
18:Women's Grand Lodge Of France
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181:Être franc-maçon aujourd'hui
103:was sent to the GLFF by the
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1166:Reformed and Rectified Rite
1108:Order of the Secret Monitor
1098:Order of Mark Master Masons
448:Swedish Order of Freemasons
80:German occupation of France
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1118:Cryptic Masonry (American)
611:Grand Lodge of New Zealand
453:Danish Order of Freemasons
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1152:Masonic Order of the Bath
1103:Order of the Scarlet Cord
805:Newfoundland and Labrador
599:Australia and New Zealand
378:headquarters (1775/1933-)
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206:Les Obédiences Françaises
1161:Red Cross of Constantine
201:Site internet de la GLFF
1171:Royal Order of Scotland
778:Prince Hall Freemasonry
423:Grand Lodge of Scotland
258:Fraternal organisations
1093:Order of Knight Masons
1075:Grand College of Rites
1070:Allied Masonic Degrees
428:Grand Lodge of Ireland
105:Grand Orient de France
1370:Freemasonry in France
1274:Freemasonry and women
1220:Southern Jurisdiction
1215:Northern Jurisdiction
1186:Societas Rosicruciana
968:Grand Orient of Italy
289:Chamber of Reflection
132:Women and Freemasonry
46:Women and Freemasonry
1202:Ancient and Accepted
1021:Universal Co-Masonry
468:Grand Lodge of Spain
334:Ritual and Symbolism
169:, PUF, Paris, 2003,
148:Daniel Ligou (ed.),
1316:Conspiracy theories
900:(several countries)
529:Regular Grand Lodge
211:3 July 2008 at the
1247:List of Freemasons
1181:Royal Order of Eri
1122:Royal Ark Mariners
1089:Order of Athelstan
1063:Non-Denominational
978:Female Grand Lodge
913:Female Grand Lodge
841:Dominican Republic
76:lodges of adoption
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1290:Masonic Buildings
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1365:Grand Lodges
1311:Anti-Masonry
1304:Anti-Masonry
943:Grand Orient
908:Grand Orient
735:Pennsylvania
725:North Dakota
534:Grand Orient
441:Swedish Rite
383:United Grand
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163:Roger Dachez
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973:Grand Lodge
918:Grand Lodge
871:Freemasonry
869:Continental
650:Connecticut
581:Switzerland
561:Philippines
556:Netherlands
396:Freemasonry
314:Manuscripts
299:Grand Lodge
249:Freemasonry
118:Functioning
101:French Rite
26:Grand Lodge
1359:Categories
880:including
836:Costa Rica
715:New Mexico
710:New Jersey
645:California
541:Luxembourg
359:Square and
84:Resistance
44:See also:
1295:Libraries
1026:Venezuela
935:Catalonia
851:Venezuela
760:Wisconsin
740:Tennessee
695:Minnesota
361:Compasses
309:Landmarks
71:in 1893.
24:) is the
1344:Category
1262:monarchs
1176:S.R.I.A.
1126:Shriners
1014:Americas
995:Portugal
925:Denmark
904:Belgium
800:Manitoba
750:Virginia
720:New York
705:Nebraska
700:Missouri
690:Michigan
680:Kentucky
660:Illinois
624:Americas
566:Portugal
209:Archived
126:See also
36:lodges.
1000:Romania
960:Ibérico
939:France
890:Eurasia
882:CLIPSAS
810:Ontario
665:Indiana
640:Alabama
571:Romania
521:Germany
506:Finland
491:Belgium
486:Armenia
404:Eurasia
387:(1722-)
376:London,
294:History
277:General
40:History
34:Masonic
1283:Places
1240:People
1041:Mexico
1036:Canada
1005:Turkey
990:Poland
964:Italy
955:Greece
846:Mexico
826:Brazil
792:Canada
675:Kansas
586:Turkey
576:Russia
525:Italy
511:France
496:Cyprus
380:of the
266:lodges
262:bodies
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67:, the
30:France
985:Malta
930:Spain
831:Chile
745:Texas
655:Idaho
551:Malta
516:India
339:Lodge
329:Rites
319:Music
270:rites
109:Unité
1211:USA
730:Ohio
670:Iowa
303:List
185:ISBN
171:ISBN
154:ISBN
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1252:A–D
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