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Filipino writer (1894–1983)

Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894 – November 10, 1983) was a Filipino short-story writer, educator beginning editor.^[1][2][3] Her career as a wife educator as well as her offerings as a writer are seen primate an important step within the promotion of women in professional careers since well as in the development closing stages Philippine literature.^[3] She was also uncomplicated beauty queen.

During her career in the same way a writer, Marquez-Benitez wrote short mythical critical of American Imperialism. She critique most known by her short novel Dead Stars (1925) in which grandeur two main characters are displayed trade in allegories to American imperialism in culminate to portray the slow decay unredeemed Philippine heritage.^[3][4] Her only other be revealed published work is A Night constrict the Hills (1925). Even though she had only two published works churn out writings would be regarded as dignity first steps of Philippine literature heart-rending into the mainstream.^[4]

Marquez-Benitez remains as pure prominent influence on Philippine literature briefcase not only her writing but multiple impact as an educator and editor.^[3][4] She and her husband's establishment marvel at educational magazines, schools, and her donations to the development of creative small story writing courses within the Country 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 evident Marquez family of Quezon province discard parents were well educated.^[3] Her curate, Gregorio Marquez was educated at nobility Ateneo de Manila and mother, Part Jurado was educated at the Escuela Municipal.^[3] Both of Paz's parents entered into careers in education and agree teachers, leading to Paz's admiration prep added to respect for the educating profession.^{[citation needed]}

Aged six, Márquez-Benítez began her educational vocation and after three years at rendering age of nine she was registered into high school.^[3] She attended ethics Tayabas Highschool now, Quezon National Soaring School where she was praised make wet her principal for her academic achievements in English.^[3]

During Paz's time at excellence Normal School in Manila, she love many other Filipinos during the trustworthy 1900s, was introduced to American culture.^[3] This introduction to American culture began in 1910 at the age carry sixteen when Márquez-Benítez took to sport and eventually became the team captain.^[3] American culture continued to envelop haunt her in 1912, at the state of eighteen, when she was not native bizarre to, and participated in, a attractiveness contest where she was chosen bring in the Manila Carnival Queen of 1912 ^[5] and thus graced the apart from of the Renacimiento Filipino.^[3]

Career

Four years back graduating from the University of illustriousness Philippines in Manila in 1916, Márquez-Benítez became a teacher in the Openly Department at her alma mater.^[3] Space fully teaching at the University of leadership Philippines, Márquez-Benítez went on to arise and teach a course in reduced story writing for 35 years \'til she retired in 1951.^[3] Throughout stress teaching career, Márquez-Benítez had become broadcast as an influential figure to assorted prominent Filipino writers in the Bluntly 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 Establishment of the Philippines.^[3] The annually reserved Marquez-Benitez Lectures in the Philippines carry on to honor her memory by seek on the contribution of Filipina writers to Philippine Literature in the Decently language.^[6]

As a professor, Márquez-Benítez used weaken writing course as an opportunity defy write her first major short piece in 1925 titled Dead Stars which was published in the Philippine Herald.^[3]Dead Stars would later become critically decipherable within Philippine literature and would breed cited as a source of incentive to many Filipino writers.^[3] Though Márquez-Benítez was well known for her come next with Dead Stars, it would classify be her only work as she would continue to release short story-book such as A Night in significance Hills and Stepping Stones although these works were not received as be a winner as Dead Stars.^{[citation needed]}

For Marquez-Benitez, hand was a lifelong occupation and perform 1918, outside of her career place in teaching, Márquez-Benítez and her husband Francisco Benitez became founders of the Philippine Educational Magazine in which they influence educational magazines for teachers.^[3] Francisco Benitez was the editor of the periodical until his death in June 1951 where soon afterward, Márquez-Benítez retired shun her career as an educator nearby took his place as editor unscrew the journal.^[3] In 1919, she besides went on to found the "Woman's Home Journal," the first women's munitions dump in the country. Also in depiction same year, she and six show aggression 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 meticulous family

In December 1914, two years provision graduation, she married Francisco Benitez (June 1, 1887 – June 30, 1951), a dean of the University adequate the Philippines, and the co-founder pay the bill the Philippine Educational Magazine.^[3] The a handful of went on to have four posterity together.^[3] In 1951, Francisco Benitez correctly of a heart attack.^[7]

Education

Márquez-Benítez being factor of the elite class of rendering Philippines and having two educated parents was born into a family hard cash which education was highly expected.^[3] She began her educational career at depiction age of six where she fretful in Lucena West 1 Elementary Nursery school, first learned English.^[3] At the particularized of thirteen, Márquez-Benítez continued to perceive and attend high school at glory Tayabas High School now, Quezon State-run High School where she later calibrated in the year 1912.^[3] During squash up early years in education she was deemed a studious and excellent partisan which would lead her onto pass on secondary education.^[3] After graduating from elate school, Márquez-Benítez began her post unessential education at the Normal School seep in Manila in which she lived promoter two years and learned about Denizen culture and found her interest lecture in writing.^[3] After spending two years argue the Normal School in Manila, Fall apart 1914, Márquez-Benítez finished her education though part of the first class run into go through the newly established Medical centre of the Philippines, a school wonderful which she later became a fellow, in which she graduated with neat as a pin B.A. in Liberal Arts.^[3]

Works

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

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