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Independent Order of Odd Fellows company history timeline

1842

In 1842, after an elementary dispute on whether the American lodges were to be involved in decision-making procedures, in a split along racial lines, some American Lodges formed with exclusively whites-only membership and a separate governing system from the English Order.

1843

In 1843, they changed the name of their organization to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

1851

On September 20, 1851, IOOF became the first national fraternity to accept both men and women when it formed the Daughters of Rebekah.

1889

Over the next half-century, also known as the "Golden age of fraternalism" in America, the Odd Fellows became the largest among all fraternal organizations, (at the time, even larger than Freemasonry). By 1889, the IOOF had lodges in every American state.

1896

In 1896, the World Almanac showed the Odd Fellows as the largest among all fraternal organizations.

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