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Elisea T. Reyes
(June 14, 1873-1969)
Among the twenty Women of Malolos, Elisea or Seang, was one of six (the others being Mercedes Tiongson, Basilia and Teresa Tantoco, Alberta Uitangcoy, and Rufina Reyes) who remained active in political and social work from 1880s to the 1920s. In this she parallels her father s political activities from the Spanish to the American colonial periods.
Juana T. Reyes
 (December 23, 1874 - June 10,1909)
Like her Ate Elisea, Juana, or Anang, was born in Parancillo in Malolos in the old house of the Reyes overlooking the church plaza. Anang is the second daughter and third surviving child of Jose T. Reyes and Catalina T. Tantoco.
Leoncia S. Reyes
(January 12, 1864 - September 14, 1948)
Leoncia S. Reyes was born in Pariancillo, Malolos, on January 12, 1874, the daughter of mestizos-sangleyes Espiridion Tengco Reyes and his second wife, Alberta Leuterio Santos. Her paternal grandparents are Pedro Reyes and Maria Tengco, while her maternal grandparents are Pio Santos and Isidora Leuterio.
Olympia S. A. Reyes
(June 12, 1876 - March 13, 1910)
Olympia S.S. Reyes was born on June 12, 1876, in Pariancillo, Malolos the daughter of Espiridion de los Reyes by his third and last wife, Feliciana T. San Agustin. Her paternal grandparents are Pedro de los Reyes and Maria Tengco, while her maternal grandparents are Yndalicio San Agustin and Isabel Tiongson.
Eugenia M. Tanchangco
(September 6, 1871 - May 17, 1969)
Of all the Women of Malolos, Eugenia or Genia was the last to pass away, at the age of ninety-eight-outliving Elisea Reyes who died the same year. Her daughter, Candida (Dading), ascribes her mother as longevity to her character, which could be described as quiet, retiring, and tolerant of other people.
Aurea M. Tanchangco
(August 24, 1872 - May 19, 1958)
Oral tradition has it that of all the Women of Malolos who studied under Guadalupe Reyes at the school in the house of Rufina Reyes in Pariancillo, Aurea Tanchangco was the brightest, standing 5 1 , with a thin aristocratic face and morena features, Aurea was alert and sprightly, even to her old age.
Basilia V. Tantoco
(June 1, 1865 - September 19, 1925)
The Women of Malolos exemplify a rare breed of ladies who fought for enlightenment even amidst the harassment of the forces of ignorant in Spanish Philippines. But even among them, Basilia V. Tantoco stands out for her strength of will, her fearless leadership, and the consistency and strength of her commitment to the liberation of woman and motherland.
Teresa T. Tantoco
(October 16, 1867 - July 17, 1942)
When asked to describe her aunt Teresa, Leonor T. Reyes promptly and fondly replied, Mapagbigay,  meaning she was a giving person.  And in truth, there is no word that characterizes Teresa more accurately  giving  with all its positive and negative implications.
Maria T. Tantoco
(April 9, 1869 - October 17, 1912)
For twenty years of her life, Maria, or Biyang, lived the life of what pioneer feminist Concepcion Felix-Calderon then called a mujer de la casa, or in Tagalog, babaing pambahay, an ideal wife and mother,  whose life revolved around the needs of her husband and her children.
Anastacia R. Tiongson
(January 22, 1874 - March 20, 1940)
Born in Pariancillo on January 22, 1874, Anastacia, fondly called Taci, is the second child and first daughter of Fabian M. Tiongson and Norberta T. Camaclang. Her paternal grandparents are Atanacio Tiongson and Clara Morales; her maternal, Juan Camaclang and Antonia Tantoco.
Agapita R. Tiongson
(Ca. 1872 -ca. April 8, 1937)
Agapita or Pitang is known as the philanthropist who willed the majority of her family s lands for the establishment and maintenance of a hospital, to be called the Hospital of Agapita Tiongson and Sister,  which would minister to the needs of her family s tenants, their children, and their children s children for free.
Mercedes R. Tiongson
(Ca. 1870 - ca. 1928)
Her father was Antonio M. Tiongson, propietario and former gobernadorcillo, and her mother, Juliana de los Reyes, both from established clan of Malolos. She was not only efficient, she was also istrika (the word that her niece ward, and godchild Mercedes Carlos- Sebastian, using to describe her).
Filomena O. Tiongson
(Ca. 1965 -1930)
Filomena, or Mena, is the daughter of Marcos Ramos Tiongson and Juana Oliveros of Malabon, Rizal. Her siblings are Cecilia and Feliciana, two of the Women of Malolos. She went to Manila to study in a colegio, but what is certain is that she knew how to speak and read Spanish. Later in life, she read newspaper like La Vanguardia and entertained government officials with her husband in the Tiongson house, using the Spanish language
Feliciana O. Tiongson
(March 16, 1869 -October 3, 1938)
Feliciana or Cianang is the daughter of Marcos R. Tiongson and Juana B. Oliveros. As a young woman, Feliciana was exposed to the political struggled against the friar curate, in which her own relatives in Pariancillo were very much involved. Among these were her uncle Antonio M. Tiongson (father of Basilia Paz, Mercedes, Aleja, and Agapita Tiongson), her cousins Jose and Graciano T. Reyes and Luis H. Del Pilar and other relatives on the Tiongson side, such as Vicente T. Gatmaytan.
Alberta S. Uitangcoy
(November 20, 1865 - June 1, 1953)
Of the twenty Women of Malolos, six (Elisea and Rufina Reyes, Basilia and Teresa Tantoco, Mercedes Tiongsons, Alberta Uitangcoy) remained active until the 1910s. Of these six, three (Basilia Tantoco, Mercedes Tiongson, and Alberta Uitangcoy) were outstanding because of their perseverance, leadership, and self-sacrifice.

Rufina T. Reyes
(1869 -November 16, 1909)
Rufina is one of the six ladies in the group of the Women of Malolos who did not sign her family name. But Epifanio de los Santos has positively identified her as a Reyes. Like the other Women of Malolos who were her cousins and relatives, Rufina was politicized by the events in Malolos in the 1880s.

Basilia Reyes Tiongson
(1860 -c.a. 1900)
Of all the Women of Malolos, only two can be documented as personal acquaintances of Marcelo HJ. Del Pilar  the sister Basilia and Paz Tiongson who were mentioned by name in the letters to and from Marcelo H. del Pilar (who was then in Barcelona): Basilia, or Ylia, Tiongson and her sister Paz.

Paz Reyes Tiongson
( Ca. 1862 -February 27, 1889)
Paz was one of the six ladies who signed the letter of the Women of Malolos to Governor-General Valeriano Weyler only with her first name. de los Santos, however, identities her as one of the nine Tiongsons that belonged to the group.

Aleja Reyes Tiongson
(Ca. 1865 - ca. 1900)
Aleja was one of six Women of Malolos who did not sign her family name. But she was positively identified as one of the nine Tiongsons that signed the letter by Epifanio de los Santos, who, in the early part of the nineteenth century, settled in Malolos after he married a Torralba from there.

Cecilia Oliveros Tiongson
(Ca. 1867- ca. 1934)
One of the Women of Malolos who has not been properly acknowledged by historians is Cecilia, or Ylia  not only because she signed the letter of Gov. Gen. Weyler only with her first name, but more important, because historian have wrongly identified the Ylia who bravely confronted Fray Agustin Fernandez with Basilia Tiongson, instead of with Cecilia
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