Unveiling the Legacy of Prehispanic Filipino Women

📚 Research on the prehispanic Filipino woman can be found in the epics, which reflect the egalitarian societies of the era.

🌿 Women in the prehispanic era were spiritual specialists and healers with knowledge of ancient medicine and plant lore.

🗣️ They also served as keepers of history through oral traditions.

📚 Women in prehispanic Philippines held positions of leadership in their families, kinship groups, and communities.

🔍 Various sources like artifacts, relics, oral tradition, and Spanish documents can be used to study the role of women in prehispanic Filipino society.

📝 Spanish documents written by civil and clerical officials provide insights into how the colonizers perceived and tried to influence women's roles and practices.

👗 Women's attire in prehispanic Philippines consisted of colorful jackets and abbreviated skirts, often made of filmy fabrics.

💪 Women in early Philippine societies played important economic roles, working in various industries such as agriculture, trade, and weaving.

🧙‍♀️ Women also held spiritual and religious roles as babalanese and catalonians, which intrigued the Spanish chroniclers.

👩‍⚖️ Prehispanic Filipino women had important decision-making roles in society.

💍 The dowry practice in the prehispanic Philippines differed from Western customs.

👑 The size and value of the dowry reflected a woman's social status and individual worth.

👰 Marriage practices in prehispanic Filipino society were described, with emphasis on the role of women.

🎉 The marriage feast was viewed negatively by friar observers due to its revelry and lack of distinction.

👥 Early chroniclers criticized the roles of husbands and wives, highlighting the autonomy and freedom of women.

💔 The laxity of rules on celibacy, chastity, and divorce within marriage surprised the Spanish clergy and authorities.

👩‍🏫 Spanish chroniclers found prehispanic Filipino women with relative mobility and agency, involved in trade and as spiritual leaders.

💃 Prehispanic Filipino women had greater sexual freedom and less rigid rules on marriage compared to Spanish society.

🌍 Understanding the prehispanic Filipino woman is important to recognize the egalitarian nature of early Philippine societies.

👩‍🏫 The lecture explores the prehispanic Filipino woman and its significance in understanding the changes and continuities in Philippine society.

🌍 The 500th anniversary of the Magellan expedition marks the Spanish colonial empire's introduction to the Philippines, and this commemoration should acknowledge the influential role of early Filipino women.

📚 Studying the prehispanic Filipino woman provides insights into the societal transformations and the status of women in the Philippines throughout history.