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During her career as a writer, Marquez-Benitez wrote short stories critical of American Imperialism. She is most known by her short story Dead Stars (1925) in which the two main characters are displayed as allegories to American imperialism in order to portray the slow decay of Philippine heritage.
Who is Paz Márquez-Benítez and why is she one of the most remarkable Filipino women to exist?
Apr 6, 2023 · Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894-November 10, 1983), Filipino short-story writer, educator and editor. - Advertisement - Philippine history boiled, bubbled, and spewed trouble in the years that marked the birth and growing up years of Paz Marquez-Benitez.
She was Paz Marquez Benitez, beloved mentor to the first generation of Filipino writers in English. Inspiring many students who later became literary luminaries, she had an enduring influence on the emergence and development of Philippine literature in English.
On March 3, 1894, educator Paz Marquez-Benitez, who authored the first Filipino modern English-language short story "Dead Stars", was born in Lucena City, Quezon.
About Paz Marquez-Benitez: Born in 1894 in Lucena City, Quezón, Márquez Benítez authored the first Filipino modern English-language short story, Dead Sta...
Mar 2, 2023 · It’s clear that Paz Marquez-Benitez was truly ahead of her time — a pioneer for women’s education and literature in the Philippines. Her work continues to influence generations of Filipino writers, many of whom are still inspired by her groundbreaking contributions.
Nov 8, 2010 · Sixteen-year-old Paz Marquez, the tallest among them and the captain of the team, looks out unsmilingly. In the early years of the century, photographs of women's basketball teams appeared in hundreds of normal-school yearbooks across the American landscape, but this photo came from the normal school in Manila.
Paz Marquez-Benitez (3 Marso 1894–10 Nobyembre 1983) Nakatampok na tagumpay ni Paz Marquez-Benitez (Paz Mar·kés Be·ní·tes) bilang kuwentista ang “Dead Stars” na nalathala noong 20 Setyembre1925 sa Philippines Herald at itinuturing na unang makabagong maikling kuwento sa Ingles.
An acclaimed author, Paz Marquez Benitez developed a course in short-story writing in English, and her students dubbed her "La Girl Filipina," a term that expressed her dual status in Philippine society.
