Suffrage in Culion
This article printed in Graphic portrays an interesting image of what politics and suffrage was like in the Culion of 1936. For a long time, Culion was a leprosarium or a leper colony. Thus, the author considers politics to be a “happy” break for the inmates living on the island.
In the first part of the article, the journalist states that national politics differ from colony politics. In the US, women were given the right to vote in 1920, although they did not have yet the right to hold public office. Before starting on the description of the voting system and how political candidates organize campaigns in the different regions, the author makes an interesting comment on the subject. He considers the right to vote a “privilege other women may well envy, but women in the colony would prefer not to have this right if only they can be free from their misfortune.”
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Fecha
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1936-02-06
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Fuente
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Albalos, Felix A. 1936. “Suffrage in Culion: Women May Vote but Only Men Can Hold Public Office.” Graphic, February 6, 1936, pp. 13, 46. In Open Access Repository @ UPD.
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Idioma
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English
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Colaborador
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Georgiana Sara Negrutiu
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Editor
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Item held at University of the Philippines Diliman and University of Antwerp VLIRUOS Rare Periodicals Open Access Repository
