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Empowering Filipino Women

Rizal wrote "To the Young Women of Malolos" to encourage greater rights and respect for Filipino women under Spanish rule. He criticized Spanish priests for imposing subservient attitudes on women and urged mothers to teach children values like patriotism, religion, and honor. Rizal was impressed by the bravery of Malolos women and wanted all women to have equal access to education opportunities as men. Above all, he emphasized that how a mother behaves shapes the character of her children and called for women to pursue education while upholding good cultural values and conduct.

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Empowering Filipino Women

Rizal wrote "To the Young Women of Malolos" to encourage greater rights and respect for Filipino women under Spanish rule. He criticized Spanish priests for imposing subservient attitudes on women and urged mothers to teach children values like patriotism, religion, and honor. Rizal was impressed by the bravery of Malolos women and wanted all women to have equal access to education opportunities as men. Above all, he emphasized that how a mother behaves shapes the character of her children and called for women to pursue education while upholding good cultural values and conduct.

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Rizal, wrote "to the young women of malolos", and dedicated it to all the women who deserve

to have a par with men in times of spaniards hoping to cease their view of contempt among
women and restore both dignity and worth for all Filipino's, specially women- mothers, wives,
unmarried, etc.

Dr. Jose Rizal also brought up to criticize the so-called "father of souls", the spanish priests due
to the irreverent doctrines they imposed on Filipino Women which attributed to the meekness
and subservient attitude our women had. Rizal was greatly concerned with what qualities
Filipino mother's should possess prior to the welfare of the Filipino children and the home they
grow up in. Rizal also pointed out the duties and responsibilities of a mother to it's children and
a wife's to its husband, as Filipino women are known to submissive, tender and loving.

Rizal also wrote because he was impressed by the bravery and boldness the young women of
Malolos had shown, not to mention their fighting spirit. In his letter, he was of joy and relish
with the battle the women of Malolos have fought. Rizal's motive of writing was obviously to
establish his desire for women to have an equal treatment as of men and be offered the same
opportunities men receive, specially in terms of education. Rizal however emphasizes on
freedom of thought and the right to education, which must be granted for both boys and girls
alike.

There were numbers of points stipulated on the letter of Rizal, but the central idea here
however, is that what the mother shows and how she behaves to her children is what the
children will grow up to become. From this idea about women, yield some other salient points.
Mother's should teach their children of loving and fearing God, patriotism and love among
fellowmen. Filipino women should know how to defend and protect their honor and dignity.
Filipino women should educate theirselves while embodied with their good racial values and
last but not the least. Faith or religiousness does not consist of long periods spent on your
knees, nor in endless prayers, big rosarios, and grimy scapularies, but in a spotless conduct, firm
intention and upright judgment. It is living with manners, values and good moral.

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