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Image and influence. Leonor Rivera, one of the four influences to Filipina women writers. Rivera is the Maria Clara in José Rizal 's novels. Among the principal influences on the Filipina self-image are the writings of four women in Philippine history, namely: Gabriela Silang, Leonor Rivera, Imelda Marcos and Corazon Aquino.
Leona Josefa Florentino (19 April 1849 – 4 October 1884) was a Filipina foundational poet, [1] dramatist, satirist, and playwright who wrote and poetically spoke in Ilocano, her mother tongue, and Spanish, the lingua franca of her era. She is considered as the "mother of Philippine women's literature", serving as the "bridge from oral to ...
Writer. Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894 – November 10, 1983) was a Filipino short-story writer, educator and editor. [1][2][3] Her career as a woman educator as well as her contributions as a writer are seen as an important step within the advancement of women in professional careers as well as in the development of Philippine literature ...
Women in the pre-colonial Philippines enjoyed nearly equal status with men. Prior to colonization, both men and women could get a divorce for the following reasons: failure to meet family obligations, childlessness, and infidelity. Children, regardless of gender, and properties were equally divided in a divorce.
Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido (14 June 1912 – 7 February 1994 [1]) was a Filipina linguist, writer, and poet who wrote of the Filipino woman’s experience using the English language [2] during and after the American colonial period in the Philippines.
Magdalena Jalandoni. Magdalena Gonzaga Jalandoni (May 27, 1891, in Jaro, Iloilo – September 14, 1978, in Jaro) [1] was a Filipino novelist, playwright, short story writer, poet, sculptor and painter. She is now remembered as one of the most prolific Filipino writers in the Hiligaynon language. Hailing from Western Visayas, her works are said ...
e. Noli Me Tángere (Latin for "Touch Me Not") is a novel by Filipino writer and activist José Rizal and was published during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It explores inequities in law and practice in terms of the treatment by the ruling government and the Spanish Catholic friars of the resident peoples in the late 19th century.
The styles and themes used in Philippine literature were born from a combination of the country’s history, mythology, culture, and foreign influences, evolving throughout different periods while also adopting common writing philosophies and movements of the time. [1][2] Philippine literature encompasses literary media written in various local ...