Portraits of girls from the Order of the "Daughters of Job", the most closed near-Masonic youth organization

American photographer Alison Malone (Alison Malone) made portraits of girls from the Order of the "Daughters of Job", the most closed near-Masonic youth organization, which Malone herself was a member of as a child.

13 years old, Pennsylvania. Only a girl between the ages of 10 and 20 can become a "Daughter of Job", but the main requirement that distinguishes the order from all other similar organizations is that she must have a blood relative who is in an adult Masonic lodge. The Daughters of Job prayer houses exist in the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil and the Philippines.

15 years old, Minnesota. In addition to hiking, mini-golf, pool parties, parades and collective breakfasts with kidnappings, the Daughters of Job are also engaged in charity work - they help the elderly and have organized a Fund to assist hearing-impaired children.

15 years old, Minnesota. Ethel Widmick, the founder of the order, was inspired to create the Daughters of Job in 1920 by a quote from the biblical Book of Job: "And he had seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first Emima, the name of the second Cassia, and the name of the third Kerengappuh. And there were no such beautiful women in all the earth as the daughters of Job, and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers." (42:13-15)

13 years old, Pennsylvania. Despite the name, the Daughters of Job, like the lodges of freemasons, are open to all religions. The charter of the order stipulates that the oath taken by its members and the full text of which is kept in the strictest secrecy does not contradict any religious beliefs in any way, the main thing is that the applicant reveres at least some single supreme deity.

14 years old, Pennsylvania. After reaching the age of 20, the "Daughters of Job" must leave the organization, but the leadership suggests that they continue their Masonic activities in adult orders: the women's Order of Amaranth or the unisex Eastern Star (together — more than a million members in 20 countries of the world).

17 years old, Pennsylvania. Among the famous "Daughters of Job" are actresses Judy Garland (Dorothy Gale, "The Wizard of Oz"), Debbie Reynolds (Katie Selden, "Singing in the Rain") and Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones, "Sex and the City").