Women of the Philippines:

"...You will no doubt be surprised and pleased to learn that the condition of women in the Philippines is very different from that of the women of any country in the East, and that it differs very little from the general condition of the women of this country. Mentally, socially, and in almost all the relations of life, our women are regarded as the equals of our men. You will also be surprised to know that this equality of women in the Philippines is not a new thing. It was not introduced from Europe, but was innate, and the natural expression of the love and respect which a man ought to feel toward his mother, his wife and his daughters. And I believe there is no country in the world where family life is held in higher esteem, or where there is more respect for family relations than in the Philippine Islands..."
Clemencia Lopez
May 29, 1902.

OK now, that was 1902!!!