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Working Women of Manila in the Nineteenth Century (Revised Edition) ni Ma. Luisa T. Camagay [♡]

Ang Working Women of Manila in the Nineteenth Century (Revised Edition) ni Ma. Luisa T. Camagay ay tungkol sa buhay ng pitong kababaihang manggagawa: ang mga cigarreras, matronas titulares, maestras, criadas, tenderas at vendedoras, costureras at bordadoras, at ang mga mujeres públicas.

Nilikha itong libro nang may intensyon na bigyan nang pansin ang mga kababaihan na nakaligtaan. Nagsimula ito bilang isang proyektong nagsasaliksik noong 1986. Ang unang edisyon ng libro ay inilathala noong 1995. Inuwi niya ang prestihiyosong National Book Award for History noong 1993 at kalaunan ay noong 1995.

Una sa lahat, punong-puno ako nang pasasalamat sa pagkakataon na nabigay sa akin para basahin ang librong ito. Habambuhay akong nagpapasalamat na nabasa ko ito sa aking buhay. Marami akong ipinagmumuni-muni at binubuo buo ang mga sumusunod; Ang araling kasaysayan ng kabataang Pinoy ay karaniwang supercut ng mga panahon at lugar na nagkakaroon nang maringal na anyo; kasama ito ang mga pinarangalang rebolusyonaryong mga katauhan.

Ang ginawa ni Camagay ay binigyan nang personal na angulo ang mga buhay ng pangkaraniwan na tao. Ang resulta ay isang Manila mula noong ika-19 na siglo na totoo at walang kaibahan sa kasalukuyang panahon.

Masasaksihan din ang husay nang pananaliksik. Makikita sa loob ng libro ang mga pangunahing sanggunian, lalo na ang mga arkibal na sanggunian, mga sipi mula sa pahayagan at panayam, mga listahan at tables. Kasama na ang 6 na apendiks at isang gallery ng larawan na matagumpay na naglalarawan ng mga manggagawang Manileña.

Kaugnay niyan, pinahalagahan ko kung paano ipinakita ng aklat kung gaano kalimitado ang pananaw, ng pormal na edukasyon, kasaysayan, at medya, sa mga kababaihan ng nakaraan.

Madalas silang binabalewala o kaya naman ay itinuturing na mga tauhang walang gaanong papel at madaling makalimutan—mga biktima lamang ng kalupitan ng patriyarka. Pinatunayan ng Working Women na mali ang ganitong pananaw. Napakagandang makita na pinagtibay ng libro na ito ang aking hinuha na ang mga kababaihan kahit noon pa ay aktibo, matatag, at (1/2 ->)

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22 days ago

Working Women of Manila in the Nineteenth Century (Revised Edition) by Ma. Luisa T. Camagay [♡]

Working Women of Manila in the Nineteenth Century (Revised Edition) by Ma. Luisa T. Camagay is "the first published work of its kind" (Kintanar, T.) that focuses on the lives of seven working women: the cigarreras, the matronas titulares, the maestras, the criadas, the tenderas and vendedoras, the costureras and bordadoras, and the mujeres públicas, with the intention of shedding light on these overlooked women. It began as a research project in 1986 and, fortunately, its first edition was published as a book in 1995. It won the prestigious National Book Award for History in 1993 and 1995, respectively.

I am just brimming with gratitude that I had the opportunity to read this book during my lifetime.
Filipino children's first history lessons/textbooks are usually a supercut of eras and places that typically take a grandiose shape, paired with decorated, revolutionary figures grouped together. To see a microscopic view of the lives of ordinary people was enlightening and made 19th century Manila feel even more real and not much different from even contemporary (non-)Manileños.

Moreover, it's undeniable that this book is well researched. Primary sources, especially archival sources, newspaper and interview quotes, lists and tables are included. Coupled with 6 appendices and a photo gallery that succeed in depicting working Manileñas.

In relation to that, I appreciated how this book showed me just how limited formal education history and media's perspective is on women from the past. They're either erased or treated as passive and forgettable side characters who are nothing but victims of the patriarchy's cruelty. Working Women proved that wrong. It was amazing to see that this book validated my hypothesis on women being proactive, assertive, resilient and strong even back then. It's a common belief that there were only a few women who got to enjoy equal rights such as employment in the past, but the book also proved that wrong, due to the hundreds of women who got to work and experience its benefits in 19th century Manila. (1/2 ->)

Overall, this was an informativ by @yougtoo

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22 days ago

❤️‍🔥 reflecting on GomBurZa (2023) ✒️

It's April but it's no joke when I remember GomBurZa.

It's been months since I watched it but what lingered still is how special it is for me. Ironic, considering past Filipino Spanish colonisation blockbuster movies ended all the same.

I've watched Heneral Luna (2015) with his fiery temper meet his end in the hands of his comrades. I've seen Goyo (2018) perish, removed of the glory his youth promised him. Death follows figures from history; trails after them like a shadow.

Gomburza is no different.

The first thing I literally learn from them as a a young student is about their death and the other is that they were priests— which is the fact that separates them from Luna (2015) and Goyo (2018).

They were part of armies while Gomburza were unlikely faces of a revolution.

This triad were donning priest robes instead of badges, trading a sword for a pen. We see how much they parry their enemies. How much Jose Burgos and his mentor, Pedro Pelaez, try. They try (write), and try (talk), try (write again) and try (talk again) to reach a semblance of change from the oppression of Spanish colonizers.

Because change comes from all the trying. Change comes from uncomfortable conversations and confrontations; tensed stares at our oppressors, tears streaming down our cheeks with no audience to see or with thousands of eyes that do see but their irises are devoid of kindness.

I hope that the Filipinos (and non Filipinos!) that do get to see the movie will walk away changed. Gomburza were more of victims than heroes, utterly human who were men from God but Jose Burgos still tried. And that itself is worth more than two pages in a Social Studies textbook.

Gomburza (2023) is now available to watch on Netflix. by @yougtoo

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2 years ago

🗓 march wrap up 🗓

+5 Literary Works (+) -1 DNF:

6 Fiction:

― 3 Filipiniana 🇵🇭
↳ 2 Taglish Children Picture Books + 1 Classic Short Story

🍝 Gihigugma Ko Ikaw (English trans: "I Love You")

🌳 Ang Bahay na Maraming Klasrum (English trans: "The House that has Many Classrooms") (*The actual book has a different translation but my translation is more fitting)

👔 Three Generations― a short story from The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Trophical Gothic by Nick Joaquin (Penguin Classics Edition)

― 3 American lit 🇺🇸
↳ 2 Ongoing Webtoon USA Originals + 1 Contemporary High School YA

💻 The Mafia Nanny (*ongoing webtoon)

🦇 The Last Bloodline (*also an ongoing webtoon) (1×29/1x66)

🐷 The Boy You Always Wanted by Michelle Quach (23% or 58/249)

― Here are my thoughts about them <3

🍝 Gihigugma Ko Ikaw (English trans: "I Love You") depicts the life of a poor and homeless mother and daughter during the Covid-19 pandemic. We follow their bond as they adjust to the new normal.

Its target demographic is children but doesn't treat the reader as such because of the many difficult topics it tackled. It didn't shy away from showing the misfortune of the family's circumstances. Their bond is literally what serves as their light against the darkness of that time. Furthermore, it also showed the love the mother character has for Catbalogan, a region from Visayas. I interpreted that the title, Gihigugma Ko Ikaw isn't only for each other but for Catbalogan as well.

This is the first Tagalog children picture book I have ever read. It's an understatement to say how special it is to me. I simultaneously wished I had read it when I was younger while also happy to have read it now. Unto the next one! 🥰

Contd in the comments section ⬇️ taken in Das Wrap-Up by @yougtoo

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