Google Doodle featured Filipino writer Paz Márquez-Benítez to celebrate her 129th birthday. 

(Photo : Screenshot from the official Google Doodle website )
Google Doodle Features Filipino Writer Marquez Benitez! Here are Some Fun Facts About Her

Márquez-Benítez is the writer behind the short story titled "Dead Stars," which was published in 1925. "Dead Stars" is more than just a love story. 

Aside from being the first modern Philippine short story written in English, it also reflects the courtship, marriage, and fidelity that was seen during the 1900s. 

Because of her contribution, Márquez-Benítez is considered to be one of the foundations of Philippine literature. 

Google Doodle Features Filipino Writer Marquez Benitez! 

According to Rappler's latest report, Google Doodle designed a backdrop of stars to represent her "Dead Stars" literary work. 

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A woman works on her computer as on the wall behind is seen the logo of web search engine Google at Frankfurt's international book fair, on 23 October 2005, the fair's last day. South Korea is the guest of honour at the 57th annual Frankfurt Book Fair and has brought out 62 authors to Germany to introduce them to the western public.

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Aside from this, the search engine giant also included a cartoonized photo of the Filipino writer. 

"Throughout her career, she developed Philippine literature and taught many of the nation's most distinguished writers," said Google via its official Doodle blog post. 

The Google Doodle for Márquez-Benítez was posted on Mar. 3, which is the day of her birthday. If you want to see the actual doodle design, you can click this link.   

Fun Facts About Marquez Benitez 

• Márquez-Benítez already showed her intelligence when she was just eight years old. At such a young age, the Filipino writer was able to finish high school. Aside from this, she is also more proficient in English than Spanish. 
• Márquez-Benítez has an inferiority complex. Because of this, she thought her skin was too dark to be considered a beautiful woman. However, many men recognized her for her beauty. 
• She was among the college students of the first University of the Philippines class back in 1912. 
• Márquez-Benítez founded the first non-sectarian college for women in the Philippines; the Philippine Women's College. 

If you want to learn more interesting facts about Márquez-Benítez, you can click this link. 

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