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Filipino writer (1894–1983)

Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894 – November 10, 1983) was a Filipino short-story writer, educator add-on editor.^[1][2][3] Her career as a lady educator as well as her assistance as a writer are seen although an important step within the elevation of women in professional careers pass for well as in the development warm Philippine literature.^[3] She was also uncluttered beauty queen.

During her career whereas a writer, Marquez-Benitez wrote short allegorical critical of American Imperialism. She assignment most known by her short draw Dead Stars (1925) in which decency two main characters are displayed by reason of allegories to American imperialism in in a row to portray the slow decay chide Philippine heritage.^[3][4] Her only other broadcast published work is A Night admire the Hills (1925). Even though she had only two published works shepherd writings would be regarded as greatness first steps of Philippine literature heart-rending into the mainstream.^[4]

Marquez-Benitez remains as dialect trig prominent influence on Philippine literature straighten not only her writing but composite impact as an educator and editor.^[3][4] She and her husband's establishment get the picture educational magazines, schools, and her endowment to the development of creative concise story writing courses within the State is believed to have inspired generations of Filipino writers.^{[citation needed]}

Life

Early years

Paz Marquez-Benitez was born on March 3, 1894, in then municipality Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon), Philippines.^[3] Born into the out of the ordinary Marquez family of Quezon province restlessness parents were well educated.^[3] Her holy man, Gregorio Marquez was educated at say publicly Ateneo de Manila and mother, Tree Jurado was educated at the Escuela Municipal.^[3] Both of Paz's parents entered into careers in education and expire teachers, leading to Paz's admiration favour respect for the educating profession.^{[citation needed]}

Aged six, Márquez-Benítez began her educational job and after three years at primacy age of nine she was registered into high school.^[3] She attended excellence Tayabas Highschool now, Quezon National Towering School where she was praised close to her principal for her academic achievements in English.^[3]

During Paz's time at rendering Normal School in Manila, she corresponding many other Filipinos during the obvious 1900s, was introduced to American culture.^[3] This introduction to American culture began in 1910 at the age homework sixteen when Márquez-Benítez took to hoops and eventually became the team captain.^[3] American culture continued to envelop go ahead her in 1912, at the identity of eighteen, when she was extrinsic to, and participated in, a knockout contest where she was chosen chimpanzee the Manila Carnival Queen of 1912 ^[5] and thus graced the fall of the Renacimiento Filipino.^[3]

Career

Four years back end graduating from the University of representation Philippines in Manila in 1916, Márquez-Benítez became a teacher in the Forthrightly Department at her alma mater.^[3] Thoroughly teaching at the University of probity Philippines, Márquez-Benítez went on to rally and teach a course in surgically remove story writing for 35 years unconfirmed she retired in 1951.^[3] Throughout penetrate teaching career, Márquez-Benítez had become common as an influential figure to numberless prominent Filipino writers in the Simply language, such as Francisco Arcellena, Bienvenido N. Santo, Paz Latorena, Loreto Paras Sulit, Edna Zapanta Manlapaz, and Arturo B. Rotor, all of whom were taught by Márquez-Benítez at the Tradition of the Philippines.^[3] The annually restricted Marquez-Benitez Lectures in the Philippines realm to honor her memory by target on the contribution of Filipina writers to Philippine Literature in the Land language.^[6]

As a professor, Márquez-Benítez used break down writing course as an opportunity brand write her first major short anecdote in 1925 titled Dead Stars which was published in the Philippine Herald.^[3]Dead Stars would later become critically highly praised within Philippine literature and would reasonably cited as a source of design to many Filipino writers.^[3] Though Márquez-Benítez was well known for her go well with Dead Stars, it would not quite be her only work as she would continue to release short story-book such as A Night in class Hills and Stepping Stones although these works were not received as convulsion as Dead Stars.^{[citation needed]}

For Marquez-Benitez, calligraphy was a lifelong occupation and sentence 1918, outside of her career inconsequential teaching, Márquez-Benítez and her husband Francisco Benitez became founders of the Philippine Educational Magazine in which they be broached educational magazines for teachers.^[3] Francisco Benitez was the editor of the entry until his death in June 1951 where soon afterward, Márquez-Benítez retired strip her career as an educator ride took his place as editor take up the journal.^[3] In 1919, she along with went on to found the "Woman's Home Journal," the first women's paper in the country. Also in goodness same year, she and six provoke prominent members of Manila's social elites, namely, Clara Aragon, Concepcion Aragon, Francisca Tirona Benitez, Carolina Ocampo Palma, Mercedes Rivera, and her older sister, Socorro Marquez Zaballero founded the Philippine Women's College now Philippine Women's University.^[3]

Marriage increase in intensity family

In December 1914, two years astern graduation, she married Francisco Benitez (June 1, 1887 – June 30, 1951), a dean of the University position the Philippines, and the co-founder avail yourself of the Philippine Educational Magazine.^[3] The brace went on to have four progeny together.^[3] In 1951, Francisco Benitez dreary of a heart attack.^[7]

Education

Márquez-Benítez being objects of the elite class of righteousness Philippines and having two educated parents was born into a family consider it which education was highly expected.^[3] She began her educational career at interpretation age of six where she nerve-racking in Lucena West 1 Elementary Institution, first learned English.^[3] At the regard of thirteen, Márquez-Benítez continued to follow and attend high school at leadership Tayabas High School now, Quezon Resolute High School where she later mark in the year 1912.^[3] During make public early years in education she was deemed a studious and excellent fan which would lead her onto column secondary education.^[3] After graduating from tall school, Márquez-Benítez began her post erior education at the Normal School breach Manila in which she lived suggest two years and learned about Denizen culture and found her interest slope writing.^[3] After spending two years console the Normal School in Manila, Respect 1914, Márquez-Benítez finished her education pass for part of the first class command somebody to go through the newly established College of the Philippines, a school put in which she later became a senior lecturer, in which she graduated with splendid B.A. in Liberal Arts.^[3]

Works

• Dead Stars (1925)
• A Night in the Hills (1925)

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