In many of those clubs, then and now, no Jews or women were allowed membership, either.

Like other Regular Masonic jurisdictions, only men are allowed membership.

The academy has said that it acknowledges our work, and in 1991 we were allowed membership.

A 70% majority of members eventually voted to allow female membership in September 1998, so ending 212 years of male exclusivity.

Only those who could prove English blood up to grandparent level were allowed membership (despite the name 'Britons').

Women were allowed membership and profited from the same rights as the men.

WKF only allows membership through one national organization/federation per country to which clubs may join.

They are not allowed full membership in German society, yet neither are they forced to return home.

This principle falls down when we ignore these criteria and allow membership to countries where people are being marginalised and mistreated.

The most obvious way of doing this was to allow outside membership.