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    Leona Florentino was a Filipino poet in the late 19th century who wrote in Spanish and Ilocano. She began writing poetry at a young age but was not allowed to attend university due to her gender. Her feminist writings led her family to exile her. She gained international recognition for her lyrical poetry, which was exhibited around the world. She is considered the "Mother of Philippine Women's Literature" for bridging oral and literary traditions through her 22 preserved poems.

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    Leona Florentino was a Filipino poet in the late 19th century who wrote in Spanish and Ilocano. She began writing poetry at a young age but was not allowed to attend university due to her gender. Her feminist writings led her family to exile her. She gained international recognition for her lyrical poetry, which was exhibited around the world. She is considered the "Mother of Philippine Women's Literature" for bridging oral and literary traditions through her 22 preserved poems.

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    Leona Florentino: "Mother of Philippine Women'S Literature" "Bridge From Oral To Literary Tradition"

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    Leona Florentino was a Filipino poet in the late 19th century who wrote in Spanish and Ilocano. She began writing poetry at a young age but was not allowed to attend university due to her gender. Her feminist writings led her family to exile her. She gained international recognition for her lyrical poetry, which was exhibited around the world. She is considered the "Mother of Philippine Women's Literature" for bridging oral and literary traditions through her 22 preserved poems.

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    LEONA

    FLORENTINO
    "MOTHER OF PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S LITERATURE"
    "BRIDGE FROM ORAL TO LITERARY TRADITION".

    LEONA FLORENTINO
    - was a Filipino poet in the Spanish and Ilocano languages.
    - Born to a wealthy and prominent family in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Florentino began to write her first
    verses in Ilocano at a young age.
    - She married a politician named Elias de los Reyes at the age of 14, and they had five children,
    including Isabelo de los Reyes, who would later become a Filipino writer, activist and senator.
    - Despite her potential, she was not allowed to receive a university education because of her gender.
    Florentino was instead tutored by her mother, and then a series of private teachers. An educated
    Ilocano priest taught her advanced Spanish and encouraged her to develop her voice in poetry.

    - Due to the feminist nature of her writings, Florentino was shunned by her husband and son,
    and so was forced to live alone in exile and separately from her family.
    -

    She died at the age of 35.

    Her lyrical poetry in Spanish, especially in Ilocano, gained attention with their exhibition in
    various international forums in Spain, Paris and St. Louis, Missouri.

    Her literary contributions - particularly 22 preserved poems - were recognized when she was
    included in the Encyclopedia Internationale des Oeuvres des Femmes (International
    Encyclopedia of Womens Works) in 1889. She is believed to be the first Filipino to receive
    this international recognition, a homage that occurred only after her untimely death.

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