To The

Young
Women of
Malolos
Group 6
Daniel Vargas
Julianne Walag
Sebastian Life Olalo
During the Spanish Colonial Era
• Women were meant to be subservient to
men
• Women were meant to stay at home
• Education was a privilege, not a right
• Men should be the providers
• Learning Spanish was essential if you
want to be engaged in politics or society
in general
• Spanish was limited to make sure
Filipinos cannot access liberal literary
works
The Young Women of Malolos
• The Young Women of Malolos
- a group of 20 women who wished to have access to
Spanish Language Education under Teodoro Sandiko

• December 12, 1888

- The date when the women started a petition to gain
access to Spanish education

• Father Felipe Garcia

- rejected the request of the women for a night school for
Spanish

• Senorita Guadalupe Reyes

- the teacher allocated to the young Women of Malolos
Talking Points in Rizal’s letter
• Reject the Spiritual authority of the friars
• Qualities that a Filipino Mother should
possess
• Duties and responsibilities a Filipino mother
has towards her children
• Duties and responsibilities a wife has
towards her husband
• Rizal’s counsel to young women on their
choice of partner
Responsibilities of a Filipino Mother
• Present servitude to our compatriots
• Listen to the truthfulness of their hearts
• Elevate and guide their children to be the best version of
themselves

3 Things a Wife must instill in her husband

• Activity and Industry
• Noble Behavior
• Worthy Sentiments
Rizal’s Wishes for the Filipinos
• To see that gender does not hinder education
• Emphasis on maintaining independence of the mind
and reason
• Stresses that women should not be complacent and
passive with the injustices of a patriarchal society