A good example of this might be their entrance into freemasonry: the first women’s masonic lodges were established precisely during the Enlightenment. Women’s entry into other spheres of male activity ...

When Siddhartha renounced his power, position, and wealth he left behind a family. A Young Son Rahula and Princess Yasodhara but historians still argue today if Yasodhara even existed. Was it just a ...

The term "Enlightenment," rooted in an intellectual skepticism to traditional beliefs and dogmas, denotes an "illumined" contrast to the supposed dark and superstitious character of the Middle Ages.