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October 3, 1922
The Herald And News
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Mme. Sofia Reyes de Veyra describes Filipino women's equal partnership in marriage, managing business finances and property, equal professional opportunities, and growing women's clubs in the Philippines.
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ON EQUALITY WITH HUSBANDS
Filipino Women, Entering Into Matrimony, Become Partners in Future Business Enterprises.
"When a Filipino woman marries she goes into partnership with her husband," said Mme. Sofia Reyes de Veyra, wife of the Philippine commissioner to the United States. While the men handle the work and employees, the women attend to the finances, act as cashiers, pay the workers and oversee much of the business."
Things are made easy in many ways for Filipino women, she asserted, writes Louise Cattoi in the Milwaukee Journal. Professional opportunities are as good for them as for men. Women are already members of the Philippine Bar association, a privilege not open to British women.
"Married women in the Philippines hold their property in severalty, and are guardians of their own children. Of the property which accrues to a married couple, the wife is half administratrix and there are vested rights which cannot be taken away. It is not unusual for the mother of a family to have not only household leadership, but economic control."
Women's clubs are rapidly growing in the Islands, Mme. De Veyra said, and pointed out that already 305 clubs and associations exist, which have formed a federation.
Mme. De Veyra has four children, "as bright, healthy and happy as any mother could wish," as she described them.
Filipino Women, Entering Into Matrimony, Become Partners in Future Business Enterprises.
"When a Filipino woman marries she goes into partnership with her husband," said Mme. Sofia Reyes de Veyra, wife of the Philippine commissioner to the United States. While the men handle the work and employees, the women attend to the finances, act as cashiers, pay the workers and oversee much of the business."
Things are made easy in many ways for Filipino women, she asserted, writes Louise Cattoi in the Milwaukee Journal. Professional opportunities are as good for them as for men. Women are already members of the Philippine Bar association, a privilege not open to British women.
"Married women in the Philippines hold their property in severalty, and are guardians of their own children. Of the property which accrues to a married couple, the wife is half administratrix and there are vested rights which cannot be taken away. It is not unusual for the mother of a family to have not only household leadership, but economic control."
Women's clubs are rapidly growing in the Islands, Mme. De Veyra said, and pointed out that already 305 clubs and associations exist, which have formed a federation.
Mme. De Veyra has four children, "as bright, healthy and happy as any mother could wish," as she described them.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Family
What keywords are associated?
Filipino Women
Marriage Partnership
Women's Rights
Property Ownership
Women's Clubs
What entities or persons were involved?
Mme. Sofia Reyes De Veyra
Where did it happen?
Philippines
Story Details
Key Persons
Mme. Sofia Reyes De Veyra
Location
Philippines
Story Details
Filipino women enter marriage as equal partners with husbands in business and property, handling finances and administration; they have professional opportunities equal to men, own property separately, and lead women's clubs forming a federation.