The Woman And the Right to Vote

Rafael Palma (1874-1939) was a lawyer, journalist, historian, author and politician from the Philippines. His youngest brother, Jose, wrote Filipinas, which became the lyrics of the Lupang Hinirang, the Philippine national anthem. Rafael studied law at the University of Santo Tomas, but at the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution, he joined General Antonio Luna's newspaper, La Independencia. When this became too dangerous he worked on the daily El Nuevo Dia (The New Day) and then founded his ow