Women In History Flashcards
Influence of Patriarchy
• Family Structure
• Religion
• Government
• Education
• Mass Media
The _____ occupied a crucial role, serving as a spiritual leader who performed sacred rituals, communicated with deities, and maintained a connection with the community’s ancestors.
babaylan
Women in Pre-historic Philippines
Mangkukulam
Manggagaway
Ideal women in Spanish Area
Devour
Modes
Submissive
Sacrificial
• It was this role that earned her the title, Mother of Biak na Bato.
• She has been identified as a nurturer rather than a fighter.
Trinidad P. Tecson
Political equality, such as the right to vote and hold public office, was granted to women only in 1937.
Women in the American Period
- She is a child of an ilokano farmer and an Itneg maid.
- An issue of her heroism is that she is said to have only revolted to avenge her husband.
- After the death of her husband, most of the revolutionaries lost hope, and none of the men stepped up to be at the helm, but she took the responsibility to be the leader of the revolution.
Gabriela Silang
• During wartime, women endured violence, exploitation, and sexual slavery, as seen in the plight of comfort women during the Japanese occupation.
• Many of these women remained silent for decades, carrying feelings of shame and guilt, and their calls for justice remain largely unanswered.
Women in the Japanese Era
- It was in her barn that the leaders of the Katipunan had their meetings.
- She gives us the idea that we should not always essentialize the sacrificial nature of mothers. During her time, she sacrificed a lot so that the Katipunan would survive.
Melchora “Tandang Sora” Aquino
- She was given the title “Henerala” by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo after successfully defeating a large band of Spaniards.
- She was declared an official general of the Revolution on January 4, 1899.
Agueda Kahabagan
After the war, she was offered by the American government a pension in exchange for her heroism but she refused saying that no amount is enough for her love to the country.
Patrocinio Gamboa
She is renowned for her great skill or horseback riding and marksmanship.
Teresa Magbanua
- She has the reputation of meeting with US President Roosevelt and the American suffragettes.
- She gave a speech at the New England Woman Sutragete Assocat
Clemencia Lopez
- She is a spy and a soldier
- She is also the taga-ingat lihim and one of the highest ranked official in the Katipunan. She is also dubbed as lakambini ng Katipunan.
- She wrote one of the four decalogues during the revolution.
Gregoria “Oryang” De Jesus