Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido

Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido (14 June 1912 – 7 February 1994 ) was a Filipina linguist, writer, and poet who wrote of the Filipino woman’s experience using the English language during and after the American colonial period in the Philippines. She wrote under many names, sometimes using her full name of Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido, Tarrosa Subido, Trinidad L. Tarrosa, T.L. Tarrosa, and even used the name Eloisa. She wrote of more than just love stories, she also wrote of the woman's experience of post-colonial Philippines, and how they moved politically into the Modern Filipina. In the first chapter, she details that in pre-Spanish times, women were equal to men. They were able to hold high positions in society and were recognized as individuals. and Tarrosa-Subido discusses how Filipino women had to regain their equality by taking advantage of the systems that were established by the American administration. In her poem "Subterfuge," it was the woman who encourages her lover to come to her, and this shows how Tarrosa-Subido views women as mobilized through their context. This, however, has showcased the patriarchy which Tarrosa-Subido highlighted in her poetry. The women involved with GABRIELA have been threatened with rape and death by Philippine Generals. This showcases Tarrosa-Subido's truth that feminism in the Philippines is growing and evident, but is still developing.