Association Feminista Ilonga, was a Filipino women's organization that was founded in 1906.
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It was founded by
Pura Villanueva Kalaw. It followed the foundation of
Asociacion Feminista Filipina, with the purpose of focusing on women's suffrage. The goal was finally acheived in the
1937 Philippine women's suffrage plebiscite
A legislature plebiscite was held in 1937 to decide whether or not women could vote. Multiple women's movements started in 1910, which led to the plebiscite in 1937 where women voted for or against for women's suffrage rights. Filipino women wo ...
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Organizations established in 1906
1906 establishments
Women's rights organizations
Women's organizations based in the Philippines
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