ranichi17: philippine independence month | women [1/5] The Women of Malolos were a group of Mes

ranichi17:philippine independence month | women [1/5]The Women of Malolos were a group of Mestiza - Sangley women from the Kamistisuhan District of Malolos, Bulacan led by Alberta Uitangcoy-Santos who, in 1888, presented a petition to then-Governor General Valeriano Weyler asking permission to establish a night school for women where they can learn Spanish and other subjects so their education could become at par with the men. Despite staunch opposition from the friars, their petition was eventually granted.This event caught the attention of the propagandists such as Marcelo H. del Pilar and Graciano Lopez Jaena, who commended the women’s determination in their publication La Solidaridad. Later on, José Rizal would also write his famous “Liham sa mga Kadalagahan ng Malolos (Letter for the Maidens of Malolos)” addressed to these women.During the Revolution against Spain, these same women would join either the Cruz Roja or the Katipunan, aiding in the country’s struggle to break free from its colonial chains. Some of them would also go on to found the Pariancillo chapter of the Asociación Feminista de Filipinas in 1906, a national women’s organization aiming to improve the welfare of women across all walks of life.Today, the women of Malolos are seen as the forerunners of the Philippine feminist movement. -- source link

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