teisinblog, 29 May 2020
Although freedom was a purely male movement, it is worth noting that even in the earliest period women could belong to an organization associated with the Order. After the Pope issued in 1738 a ban on Catholics from entering Masonic lodges, a group of free-mulators of Catholics formed in Vienna the Mops Order, which allowed candidates of both sexes. Its name comes from the word pups meaning the dog of that breed. The ceremony at the top presents the reception of the woman to the order.
The first authentic female free molar was Elisabeth Aldworth (1693–1773), on the side next door, coming from Cork, Ireland. Her father, Viscount Doneraile, was an adept of free-multure and presided over the meetings of the lodge in his home, which was a frequent practice in the early period of the Order. A female was reportedly caught eavesdropping on a graduation ceremony. The brothers in the lodge discussed the substance and decided to give it degrees of insight to oblige her to keep a secret. After any time, Elisabeth Aldworth was even to be venerable to this...
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