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Post by Tamrin on Mar 8, 2014 7:02:26 GMT 10
Wishing all a truly inspirational International Women's Day. The Lessons of Masonry, mid-19th century. Colour lithograph, Musé de la Franc-Maçonnerie. Paris. Photo12.com The painting ... presents the universal nature of Freemasonry, represented here as a woman to reflect the Order's charitable and humanitarian qualities. Beside her stand personifications of Silence and Truth, while all around are Masons of many cultures and faiths, identified by national or ethnic dress, including Scots, Chinese and ArabsW. Kirk MacNulty, Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance, Thames & Hudson Ltd., London, 2006, pp.216/7 It is way past time that all arbitrary distinctions were cast aside and women and men were treated as being truly equal. A woman's place is neither on some condescending pedestal nor in confines of the home: It is wherever she chooses to be.
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