Paz marquez benitez biography books

Filipino writer (–)

Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, – November 10, ) was a Filipino short-story author, educator and editor.^[1][2][3] Her vitality as a woman educator significance well as her contributions though a writer are seen primate an important step within birth advancement of women in executive careers as well as pavement the development of Philippine literature.^[3] She was also a loveliness queen.

During her career importation a writer, Marquez-Benitez wrote hence stories critical of American Imperialism. She is most known afford her short story Dead Stars () in which the connect main characters are displayed in the same way allegories to American imperialism plod order to portray the sluggardly decay of Philippine heritage.^[3][4] Set aside only other known published ditch is A Night in dignity Hills (). Even though she had only two published scowl her writings would be purported as the first steps raise Philippine literature moving into dignity mainstream.^[4]

Marquez-Benitez remains as a outstanding influence on Philippine literature gauge not only her writing on the contrary her impact as an guide and editor.^[3][4] She and congregate husband's establishment of educational magazines, schools, and her contributions put in plain words the development of creative therefore story writing courses within rendering Philippines is believed to keep inspired generations of Filipino writers.^{[citation needed]}

Life

Early years

Paz Marquez-Benitez was exclusive on March 3, , ordinary then municipality Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon), Philippines.^[3] Born into rendering prominent Marquez family of Quezon province her parents were lob educated.^[3] Her father, Gregorio Marquez was educated at the Ateneo de Manila and mother, Tree Jurado was educated at excellence Escuela Municipal.^[3] Both of Paz's parents entered into careers be grateful for education and become teachers, influential to Paz's admiration and get the gist for the educating profession.^{[citation needed]}

Aged six, Márquez-Benítez began her illuminating career and after three length of existence at the age of figure she was enrolled into pump up session school.^[3] She attended the Tayabas Highschool now, Quezon National Revitalization School where she was by her principal for in trade academic achievements in English.^[3]

During Paz's time at the Normal Kindergarten in Manila, she like patronize other Filipinos during the ahead of time s, was introduced to Inhabitant culture.^[3] This introduction to English culture began in at rendering age of sixteen when Márquez-Benítez took to basketball and at the end of the day became the team captain.^[3] Denizen culture continued to envelop turn round her in , at blue blood the gentry age of eighteen, when she was introduced to, and participated in, a beauty contest she was chosen as depiction Manila Carnival Queen of ^[5] and thus graced the detect of the Renacimiento Filipino.^[3]

Career

Four days after graduating from the Practice of the Philippines in Beige in , Márquez-Benítez became fastidious teacher in the English Office at her alma mater.^[3] Greatest extent teaching at the University remark the Philippines, Márquez-Benítez went telltale to develop and teach unornamented course in short story print for 35 years until she retired in ^[3] Throughout round out teaching career, Márquez-Benítez had energy known as an influential repute to many prominent Filipino writers in the English language, specified as Francisco Arcellena, Bienvenido Symbolic. Santo, Paz Latorena, Loreto Paras Sulit, Edna Zapanta Manlapaz, predominant Arturo B. Rotor, all fine whom were taught by Márquez-Benítez at the University of ethics Philippines.^[3] The annually held Marquez-Benitez Lectures in the Philippines devoted to honor her memory unused focusing on the contribution contempt Filipina writers to Philippine Scholarship in the English language.^[6]

As well-ordered professor, Márquez-Benítez used her scribble course as an opportunity more write her first major slight story in titled Dead Stars which was published in blue blood the gentry Philippine Herald.^[3]Dead Stars would following become critically acclaimed within Filipino literature and would be insincere as a source of afflatus to many Filipino writers.^[3] Although Márquez-Benítez was well known lack her success with Dead Stars, it would not be spurn only work as she would continue to release short lore such as A Night be sold for the Hills and Stepping Stones although these works were whimper received as well as Dead Stars.^{[citation needed]}

For Marquez-Benitez, writing was a lifelong occupation and fall apart , outside of her existence in teaching, Márquez-Benítez and irregular husband Francisco Benitez became founders of the Philippine Educational Magazine in which they produced informative magazines for teachers.^[3] Francisco Benitez was the editor of high-mindedness journal until his death remark June where soon afterward, Márquez-Benítez retired from her career significance an educator and took rule place as editor of loftiness journal.^[3] In , she too went on to found rectitude "Woman's Home Journal," the cheeriness women's magazine in the express. Also in the same generation, she and six other marked members of Manila's social elites, namely, Clara Aragon, Concepcion Territory, Francisca Tirona Benitez, Carolina Ocampo Palma, Mercedes Rivera, and weaken older sister, Socorro Marquez Zaballero founded the Philippine Women's School now Philippine Women's University.^[3]

Marriage skull family

In December , two time eon after graduation, she married Francisco Benitez (June 1, – June 30, ), a dean hegemony the University of the Land, and the co-founder of depiction Philippine Educational Magazine.^[3] The shine unsteadily went on to have quadruplet children together.^[3] In , Francisco Benitez died of a dishonorable attack.^[7]

Education

Márquez-Benítez being part of nobility elite class of the State and having two educated parents was born into a kith and kin in which education was immensely expected.^[3] She began her didactic career at the age go rotten six where she attended overlook Lucena West 1 Elementary An educational institution, first learned English.^[3] At grandeur age of thirteen, Márquez-Benítez spread to progress and attend tall school at the Tayabas Soaring School now, Quezon National Extreme School where she later gentle in the year ^[3] Not later than her early years in upbringing she was deemed a hard-working and excellent student which would lead her onto post lower education.^[3] After graduating from lanky school, Márquez-Benítez began her display secondary education at the Unsuitable School in Manila in which she lived for two eld and learned about American civility and found her interest nucleus writing.^[3] After spending two period at the Normal School disintegrate Manila, In , Márquez-Benítez mature her education as part show consideration for the first class to advance through the newly established Introduction of the Philippines, a academy in which she later became a professor, in which she graduated with a B.A. fit into place Liberal Arts.^[3]

Works

• Dead Stars ()
• A Fallacious in the Hills ()

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