Le Droit Humain is international with its governing body in
Paris, France and lodges in more than sixty countries of the world.
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Le Droit Humain is special
because it was the first Order to be open to women and men alike,
over 100 years ago.

Most Masonic groups admit only men; some admit only women;
Le Droit Humain admits both.

Le Droit Humain does not discriminate on the basis of
ethnicity, religion, gender expression or social group.

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What does Le Droit Humain mean?
Loosely translated it means the human rights.
It denotes the rights and responsibilities that every person is born with, as cited in the American Declaration of Independence: that all people are created equal, that they are endowed with certain inalienable human rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

History of The International Order of Freemasonry
for Men and Women, Le Droit Humain

The first Masonic Order of its time to initiate women,
Le Droit Humain was founded in France in 1893.
It’s founders, Georges Martin and Maria Deraismes were activists for women’s rights .

Alpha Lodge, the first Lodge, admitting women and men in the United States
was established in  Charleroi, Pennsylvania 
on October 25, 1903.

Louis Goaziou, a  newspaper publisher concerned
with human rights and social justice, was the first President
of the American Federation of
The International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women, Le Droit Humain.

The American Federation of Le Droit Humain was chartered on January 20, 1910.