Pura G. Villanueva-Kalaw | |
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| Born | (1886-08-27)27 August 1886 |
| Died | 21 March 1954(1954-03-21) (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Writer and journalist |
| Citizenship | Filipino |
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| Children | 4 (includingMaria V. Kalaw-Katigbak andPurita V. Kalaw-Ladesma) |
Purificacion "Pura" Garcia Villanueva-Kalaw[1] (27 August 1886 – 21 March 1954) was a Filipinabeauty queen, feminist, journalist, and writer.
Purificacion Garcia Villanueva was born in the town ofArevalo,Iloilo to Emilio Villanueva and Emilia Garcia. Her mother was born inPalencia, Spain. In 1908, at age 22, Pura Villanueva became the first "Queen of theManila Carnival."[2]
In 1906 Pura Villanueva organized a suffrage group, theAsociacion Feminista Ilonga.[3] Her efforts led to the first suffrage bill reaching the Philippine Assembly in 1907.[4] Pura Villanueva wrote a column for the weekly newspaperEl Tiempo, and edited the woman's page. Later she edited the Spanish-language section ofWoman's Outlook, a pro-suffrage publication (Trinidad Fernandez Legarda was the English-language editor). She was also president of the Women's Club of Manila.[5]
Books by Pura Villanueva Kalaw includedOsmeña From Newspaperman to President (1946),[6]How the Filipina Got the Vote,Outstanding Filipino Women,Anthology of Filipino Women Writers,The Consumer Cooperatives in the Philippines,The Filipino Cookbook, andA Brief History of the Filipino Flag.[7] Her 1918 bookletCondimentos Indigenas was "one of the earliest cookbooks" published in the Philippines.[8]
In 1951, Pura Villanueva Kalaw was honored with a Presidential Medal, presented by PresidentElpidio Quirino, for her work on behalf of women's rights in the Philippines.[9]
Pura G. Villanueva-Kalaw married lawyer and editorTeodoro M. Kalaw, Sr. in 1910. Their children includedMaria V. Kalaw-Katigbak, a senator, andPurita V. Kalaw-Ladesma, an art critic. Their daughter-in-lawEva R. Estrada-Kalaw was also a senator. Pura G. Villanueva-Kalaw became a widow in 1940.
She died on 21 March 1954 at the age of 67.[3]
Her daughter Maria V. Kalaw-Katigbak published a biography,Legacy: Pura Villanueva Kalaw: Her Times, Life, and Works 1886–1954 in 1983.[10] Pura V. Kalaw was one of the suffragists featured in a 2016 exhibit at thePhilippine Embassy inWashington, D.C.[11]
There is a school inQuezon City named for Pura V. Kalaw.[12]
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