Rizal's Legacy of Young Filipino Women
Transcript of A LETTER TO THE YOUNG WOMEN OF MALOLOS
A LETTER TO THE YOUNG
1.Filipino mothers should teach their children love of God, country and fellowmen.
3. Filipino mothers should be glad and honored, like Spartan mothers, to offer their sons in defense of their country.
4. Faith is not merely reciting prayers and wearing religious pictures.
RIZAL’S MESSAGE TO FILIPINO WOMEN
Jose Rizal was greatly impressed by the fighting spirit that the young women of Malolos had shown. In his letter, he expresses great joy and satisfaction over the battle they had fought.
QUALITIES MOTHERS HAVE TO POSSESS
Rizal enumerates the qualities Filipino mothers have to possess:
1.Be a noble wife.
2.Rear her children in the service of the state – here Rizal gives reference to the women of Sparta who embody this quality
3.Set standards of behavior for men around her.
A LETTER TO THE YOUNG
Women of Malolos
Jose Rizal’s legacy to Filipino women is embodied in his famous essay entitled, “To the Young Women of Malolos,” where he addresses all kinds of women – mothers, wives, the unmarried, etc. and expresses everything that he wishes them to keep in mind.
“To the Women of Malolos” centers around five salient points
2. Filipino women should know how to protect their dignity and honor.
5. Filipino women should educate themselves aside from retaining their good racial values.
Rizal, however, emphasizes on freedom of thought and the right to education, which must be granted to both boys and girls alike.
A LETTER TO THE YOUNG
1.Filipino mothers should teach their children love of God, country and fellowmen.
3. Filipino mothers should be glad and honored, like Spartan mothers, to offer their sons in defense of their country.
4. Faith is not merely reciting prayers and wearing religious pictures.
RIZAL’S MESSAGE TO FILIPINO WOMEN
Jose Rizal was greatly impressed by the fighting spirit that the young women of Malolos had shown. In his letter, he expresses great joy and satisfaction over the battle they had fought.
QUALITIES MOTHERS HAVE TO POSSESS
Rizal enumerates the qualities Filipino mothers have to possess:
1.Be a noble wife.
2.Rear her children in the service of the state – here Rizal gives reference to the women of Sparta who embody this quality
3.Set standards of behavior for men around her.
A LETTER TO THE YOUNG
Women of Malolos
Jose Rizal’s legacy to Filipino women is embodied in his famous essay entitled, “To the Young Women of Malolos,” where he addresses all kinds of women – mothers, wives, the unmarried, etc. and expresses everything that he wishes them to keep in mind.
“To the Women of Malolos” centers around five salient points
2. Filipino women should know how to protect their dignity and honor.
5. Filipino women should educate themselves aside from retaining their good racial values.
Rizal, however, emphasizes on freedom of thought and the right to education, which must be granted to both boys and girls alike.