Women Freemasons

The Order of Women Freemasons

The Grand Lodge of the Honourable Order of Ancient Masonry was constituted in 1908 and originally included men and women until the early 1920’s. A decision was made to restrict admission to women only and by 1935 the organisation was exclusively female. In 1958 the title “ The Order of Women Freemasons” was adopted and is the oldest and largest masonic organisation for women in the country. The Grand master and her Secretariat voluntarily undertake their duties at the Order’s headquarters in Notting Hill Gate, London which has been their home since 1925.

Freemasonry for Women- HFAF

Freemasonry for Women, founded in 1913 as The Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons, is a masonic fraternity for women. They have Lodges in the UK and overseas and around 800 members.

HFAF are a small but vibrant community of individuals with members of all ages and all backgrounds and all religious beliefs. Freemasonry has evolved over the centuries as a system of moral guidance and education, characterised by allegory and symbolism, enabling its members to follow a common purpose of living a moral life for the good of themselves and society.