A Woman's Impression of the Philippines

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Mary Helen FeeThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Woman's Impression of the PhilippinesAuthor: Mary Helen FeeRelease Date: September 7, 2004 [EBook #13392]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A WOMAN'S IMPRESSION ***Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team. From page images made available by theUniversity of Michigan.A Woman's Impressions of the PhilippinesByMary H. FeeToMy Schoolmate and Life-Long FriendMartha Parry GishThis BookIs Affectionately DedicatedContents I. The Voyage Begins 11 II. From San Francisco to Honolulu 21 III. Our Ten Days' Sightseeing 26 IV. From Honolulu to Manila 38 V. Our First Few Days in the City 45 VI. From Manila To Capiz 60 VII. My First Experiences As a Teacher of Filipinos 73 VII. An Analysis of Filipino Character 86 IX. My Early Experiences in Housekeeping 107 X. Filipino Youths and Maidens 119 XI. Social and Industrial Condition of the Filipinos 130 XII. Progress in Politics and Improvement of the Currency 150 XIII. Typhoons and Earthquakes 168 XIV. War Alarms and the Suffering ...