DEAD STARS Flashcards
author of DEAD STARS
PAZ MARQUEZ BENITEZ
when and where was PAZ MARQUEZ BENITEZ is born
Born in 1894 in Lucena City, Quezón
Márquez Benítez wrote the
first Filipino modern English-language short story, Dead Stars
when and where was the dead stars publishes
Philippine Herald in 1925
where did PAZ MARQUEZ BENITEZ graduate
Tayabas High School (now, Quezón National High School) and college from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912.
Márquez Benítez later became a _________ at the University of the Philippines, where she taught story writing and had become a monumental and iconic writing figure to many Filipino writers in the English language.
teacher
other short story of paz marquez benitez aside from dead stars
A Night In The Hills
her work is considered as the _____________________
first modern Philippine short story.
first women’s magazine in the country
Woman’s Home Journal
six women who were prominent members of Manila’s social elites
Clara Aragón, Concepción Aragón, Francisca Tirona Benítez, Carolina Ocampo Palma, Mercedes Rivera, and Socorro Márquez Zaballero
Clara Aragón, Concepción Aragón, Francisca Tirona Benítez, Carolina Ocampo Palma, Mercedes Rivera, and Socorro Márquez Zaballero, founded the ______________________________
founded the Philippine Women’s College (now Philippine Women’s University)
he first anthology of Philippine stories in English by Filipinos, was compiled in 1928 by Márquez Benítez from the works of her students.
“Filipino Love Stories”
who wrote her biography, “Paz Márquez Benítez: One Woman’s Life, Letters, and Writings.”
her daughter, Virginia Benítez Licuanan
