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#OnThisDay, 12 Dec 1888, 20 young women petition the Governor-General of the Philippines requesting permission to learn Spanish.
At the time Spanish, the language of the colonisers, was the language of politics and society in the region. So the women were really seeking access to the wider world.
They are initially refused, with priests arguing against it, but persist until a school is, briefly, opened. http://www.fma.ph/?p=1639
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #FilipinosHistory #Histodons
At the time Spanish, the language of the colonisers, was the language of politics and society in the region. So the women were really seeking access to the wider world.
They are initially refused, with priests arguing against it, but persist until a school is, briefly, opened. http://www.fma.ph/?p=1639
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #FilipinosHistory #Histodons
This day in #Herstory: The women of Malolos - Foundation for Media Alternatives
On Dec. 12, 1888, a group of 20 women from Malolos, Bulacan participated in a peaceful movement for educational reforms in the country. They are Elisea Tantoco Reyes, Juana Tantoco Reyes, Leoncia Santos Reyes, Olympia San Read more…Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) (Foundation for Media Alternatives)
