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In the latter years of modern-day Philippine literature, from the 1960s to the 1980s, feminism became the focus of Philippine women writers – first in poetry and then prose – in order to break away from what was termed the "Great Grand Silence of the Centuries". Creating an image unique to themselves – through their own individual efforts ...
This is a list of women writers who were born in the Philippines or whose writings are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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.
Compared to the more rigid literature of the Spanish era, the American period saw the popularity of the "free verse" in the Philippines, allowing for flexible poetry, prose, and other wordcraft. [8] The introduction of the English language was also of equal importance, as it became one of the most common languages that Filipino writers would ...
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. [3]
Quijano was the first feminist fictionist in Cebuano literature [5] and one of the early pre-war short story writers. [6] She had written two novels and over 150 stories and wrote for periodicals The Freeman, [4] Nasod (Nation), Babaye (Woman) and Bag-ong Kusog (New Force) and other publications before and after World War II. [2]
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.
Evasco and her family lived in Tacloban City and Dumaguete City, then moved to Manila in 1984. She finished her B.A. in 1973 from Divine Word College of Tagbilaran, Masteral Degree in Creative Writing in 1981 at Silliman University and her Doctor of Philosophy in Literature (Ph.D. Litt.) at De La Salle University-Manila. In 1984, she became a ...