A woman so valiant / Pelagia Villaflor Soliven
Title
A woman so valiant / Pelagia Villaflor Soliven
Subject
Soliven, Pelagia Villaflor, 1910-.
Women--Philippines--Biography.
Description
Autobiography of the wife of Benito Soliven, congressman from the Ilocos. She was the mother of ten children (the eldest, Maximo “Max” Soliven, became a noted journalist).
Mrs. Soliven’s husband volunteered for the Philippine Army and became a reserve officer; he was called to duty and served in Bataan, endured the Death March and concentration camp, only to succumb to disease months after his release. The bereaved but indefatigable Pelagia valiantly took up the task of raising their nine children (the youngest died shortly before her husband; her father also died during the war).
Almost half the book is devoted to her wartime experiences (some in Manila; the remaining months in Ilocos Sur), including letters from her husband while a prisoner of war. After the war, she opened a dress shop and managed to send her children through college.
An inspiring book on a woman who could not be defeated.
Mrs. Soliven’s husband volunteered for the Philippine Army and became a reserve officer; he was called to duty and served in Bataan, endured the Death March and concentration camp, only to succumb to disease months after his release. The bereaved but indefatigable Pelagia valiantly took up the task of raising their nine children (the youngest died shortly before her husband; her father also died during the war).
Almost half the book is devoted to her wartime experiences (some in Manila; the remaining months in Ilocos Sur), including letters from her husband while a prisoner of war. After the war, she opened a dress shop and managed to send her children through college.
An inspiring book on a woman who could not be defeated.
Creator
Soliven, Pelagia Villaflor, 1910-
Publisher
Manila : Philstar Daily Inc., c2005
Date
2005
Format
25 x 17 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
9719320605
Call Number
CT 1798 .S65 A38
Accession Number
14238
Pagination
[vi], 225 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Soliven, Pelagia Villaflor, 1910-, “A woman so valiant / Pelagia Villaflor Soliven,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed November 11, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/141.