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Concepción Felix Roque (9 February 1884 – 26 January 1967) was a Filipina feminist and human rights activist.She established one of the first women's organizations in the Philippines, Asociación Feminista Filipina, as well as one of the first humanitarian NGOs, La Gota de Leche, aimed specifically at the well-being of mothers and their children.
President Manuel L. Quezon signing the Women's Suffrage Bill following the 1937 plebiscite. The women's suffrage movement in the Philippines was one of the first, major occasions on which women grouped together politically. It was also one of the first women's rights movements, and endeavored to attain the right for women to vote and run for ...
The women's movement organized in the early 20th-century in organizations such as the Asociacion Feminista Filipina (1904) the Society for the Advancement of Women (SAW) and the Asociaction Feminist Ilonga, who campaigned for women's suffrage and other rights for gender equality. [43]
Alberta Uitangcoy-Santos (November 20, 1865 – June 1, 1953) was the leader of The Women of Malolos, and is revered for her contributions to Philippine women's rights, the fight for Philippine independence, and a large part of the traditional cuisine of the city of Malolos, Bulacan, in the Philippines during the Spanish and American colonial periods.
Pages in category "Filipino women's rights activists" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
In 1994, she was featured on a Philippine stamp, [2] and a plaque was erected in her honour at the Philippine Women's University. In 2006, the biography Mommy: The Life and Times of Josefa Jara Martinez: the Pillar of Social Work in the Philippines by Melandrew Velasco was published, with the book was launched at an event at the Orchidarium in ...
Filipino women human rights activists (10 P) Pages in category "Filipino women activists" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total.
As a lawyer, Abiertas fought for workers rights and farmers rights. Abiertas was also involved in advocating for equal rights for women in the Philippines, including women's suffrage. She wrote a lecture called "The New Age for Women." [5] Abiertas was a Baptist, [2] supporter of the YMCA [2] and a member of the Women's Christian Temperance ...