When my social media channels got flooded with posts on International Women's Day, I wondered, what about International Men's Day? As I looked around for a suitable topic on women in Philippine history, I realized I had already written on Andres Bonifacio's widow, Gregoria de Jesus, before. I already published a compilation of essays, 'Queridas de Rizal,' on the national hero's romantic entanglements. I've written on the mythical Princess Urduja, an Amazon from the Land of Tawalisi, who spoke Turkish and could beat any man in hand-to-hand combat.

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