Dr. Norbert Wójtowicz, Wrocław Numismatic Records No. 1/2025 (69)
When the article “Voluntary insignia and distinctions” was published in 2023 in the pages of “Wrocław Numismatic Records”, the author received voices asking why there were only slowmural insignia typical of the structures of men. The origin was prosaic and was due to a immense mass of materials from which to choice any minimum allowing
indicate what is most characteristic of the insignia and free-multure markings. However, in order to satisfy these questions, in this article the author will effort to present the insignia utilized by modern free-murders in Polish women's lodges.
In general awareness, masonry is simply a man's organization and indeed specified perception finds deep justification in the over 300-year past of this movement. Since its inception in 1717, following the Anderson Constitution as a primary request to belong to the lodge, 2 criteria have been indicated – to be a “free” and “good customs”. The female in the then society did not follow this pattern, for her freedom, her ability to decide herself or her property, were limited by law. The 18th century ladies could only look for a replacement lodge in the then "adopted beds" or quasi surviving rooms. However...
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