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The Asociación Feminista Filipina (Philippine Feminist Association) or AFF was a Filipino women's organization, founded in 1905. It was the first women's organization in the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

. The objective of the organization was the betterment of women's well-being regardless of class. The association worked for women's political equality in municipal- and provincial level electorates and committees. It was also active within social welfare and improvement in the conditions of prisons, schools and work force.

History

AFF was founded in Manila, Philippines on 30 June 1905 by its first president, Concepcion Felix Rodriguez, a working class woman. The organization was later joined by women from the elite like

Trinidad Rizal Trinidad Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (June 6, 1868 – May 9, 1951), commonly known as Trinidad Rizal, was a Filipina feminist leader and co-founder of the Philippines' first feminist organization, the ''Asociación Femenista Filipina''. She ...

Librada Avelino Librada Avelino (January 17, 1873 – November 9, 1934) was a Filipinos, Filipina educator who co-founded the Centro Escolar University. She was the first woman to earn a teaching certificate from the Spanish authorities when she passed her exa ...

, Maria Paz Guanzon, Maria Francisco, and Luisa de SilyarIt. AFF conducted its first meeting at Paz Natividad Vda. de Zulueta's residence on Salcedo Street, which later became part of

Rizal Avenue Rizal Avenue, also known as J. Rizal Avenue, Avenida Rizal or simply Avenida, is one of Manila's main thoroughfares, running with two to six lanes from its Santa Cruz, Manila, Santa Cruz and Quiapo, Manila, Quiapo districts to the Bonifacio M ...

. It established the ''La Proteccion de la Infancia, Inc.'' and managed ''

Gota de Leche Gota de Leche (lit. A Drop of Milk) is a foundation started by Trinidad Rizal (sister of Philippine National Hero, Dr. José Rizal) and Concepción Felix in 1906 that primarily aims to provide nutritional and medical needs of indigent Filipino mo ...

'', which advocates the health of children and women.

References

Organizations established in 1905 1904 establishments Women's rights organizations Women's organizations based in the Philippines 1904 in the Philippines Feminism in the Philippines History of women in the Philippines {{Women-hist-stub