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This Day in #Herstory: “Women Are Not Commodities”

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This Day in #Herstory: The Legacy of Leticia Ramos-Shahani

Since the beginning of Philippine democracy, few legislators have had as much impact on the women’s rights movement as Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani. After earning literature degrees from Wellesley College, Columbia University…

This Day in #Herstory: Love is… Freedom from Violence

On February 14, 2013 the One Billion Rising campaign was launched globally as a global day of action, and dancing, to in protest against violence against women (For more information, see…

This Day in #Herstory: TATSULOK

In September 2010, GALANG, a lesbian-initiated, lesbian-run feminist human rights organization founded…

This Day in #Herstory: MAKIBAKA: Free Movement of New Women

This Day in #Herstory: In 1970, the Malayang Samahan ng Bagong Kababaihan or MAKIBAKA (Free Movement of New Women), founded by Lorena Barros, an activist, held a picket in front of the Araneta Coliseum where a beauty pageant…

This Day in #Herstory: The Creation of National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women also known as Philippine Commission on Women Today

In 1975, the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) was created by virtue…

This Day in #Herstory: Women Suffrage in the Philippines

In 1907, Cebu Congressman Filemon Sotto filed a women’s suffrage bill in the American-sponsored Philippine Assembly, upon the encouragement of Pura Villanueva Kalaw, the founder of the Asociacion Feminista Ilonga. During that time…

This Day in #Herstory: Asociacion Feminista Filipina

This Day in #Herstory: Courageous & Strong Women of Katipunan

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This Day in #Herstory: Women of Malolos

On Dec. 12, 1888, a group of 20 women from Malolos, Bulacan participated in a peaceful movement for educational reforms in the country. These are Elisea Tantoco Reyes, Juana Tantoco Reyes, Leoncia Santos Reyes, Olympia San Agustin Reyes, Rufina Reyes, Eugenia…