Philinda Rand
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Philinda Parsons Rand Anglemyer (1876–1972) was an American English-language
teacher in the Philippines
. She was among the pioneering five hundred Thomasites
who landed on the shores of the Philippines in August 1901 on board the U.S. sea vessel, USS Thomas
, a converted cattle
ship.
. She was born to John B. and Victoria Cheek Rand. She graduated magna cum laude from Radcliffe College
(class of 1899), with a degree in zoology
. The tall and slender Rand was only twenty-three when she went to the Philippines, right after graduating from Radcliffe College. Her trip to the Philippines was under a program instituted by William Howard Taft
, then governor
of the Philippine Islands. She wrote journals and letters to her relatives in the U.S. while in the Philippines, mostly to an aunt and a cousin named Katie. During her tenure as an English teacher in the Philippines, she also took pictures that show many aspects of the life in the Philippines at the start of the twentieth century. Most of these photographs were taken mostly in Silay and Lingayen
where she resided. Her pictures include people, students, missionaries, buildings, animals, and sceneries from 1901 to 1907. Her journals, letters and photographs are now deposited at the Schlesinger Library
on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College. Her diaries also described her travels to China
and Japan
.
While in the Philippines, Philinda Rand married a fellow American
and another Thomasite, Thaddeus Delos Anglemyer
. Her first daughter, Katharine, was born in the Philippines. Rand stayed in the Philippines for seven years.
In 1908, Rand and her family returned to the United States, where her second daughter, Mary, was born. She lived in Washington, Indiana, New York, and New Jersey before finally settling, in Washington, D.C. in 1954. She served on local welfare and education committees, worked as a substitute teacher in public schools, and was active in youth and environmental conservation organizations. Rand also had a sister, Marguerite Rand.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
teacher in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. She was among the pioneering five hundred Thomasites
Thomasites
The Thomasites is a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the U.S. government to the Philippines in August 1901.-Foundation, purpose and etymology:...
who landed on the shores of the Philippines in August 1901 on board the U.S. sea vessel, USS Thomas
USS Thomas
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Thomas for Clarence Crase Thomas:* Thomas , a Wickes-class destroyer, launched in 1918 and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St. Albans in 1940....
, a converted cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
ship.
Biography
Rand is a native of Somerville, MassachusettsSomerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
. She was born to John B. and Victoria Cheek Rand. She graduated magna cum laude from Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
(class of 1899), with a degree in zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
. The tall and slender Rand was only twenty-three when she went to the Philippines, right after graduating from Radcliffe College. Her trip to the Philippines was under a program instituted by William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States...
, then governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of the Philippine Islands. She wrote journals and letters to her relatives in the U.S. while in the Philippines, mostly to an aunt and a cousin named Katie. During her tenure as an English teacher in the Philippines, she also took pictures that show many aspects of the life in the Philippines at the start of the twentieth century. Most of these photographs were taken mostly in Silay and Lingayen
Lingayen, Pangasinan
Lingayen is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the capital municipality and the seat of government of the province of Pangasinan. According to the latest census, it has a population of 95,773 people in 16,467 households.Lingayen...
where she resided. Her pictures include people, students, missionaries, buildings, animals, and sceneries from 1901 to 1907. Her journals, letters and photographs are now deposited at the Schlesinger Library
Schlesinger Library
The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is a research library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. According to Nancy F...
on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College. Her diaries also described her travels to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
While in the Philippines, Philinda Rand married a fellow American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and another Thomasite, Thaddeus Delos Anglemyer
Thomasites
The Thomasites is a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the U.S. government to the Philippines in August 1901.-Foundation, purpose and etymology:...
. Her first daughter, Katharine, was born in the Philippines. Rand stayed in the Philippines for seven years.
In 1908, Rand and her family returned to the United States, where her second daughter, Mary, was born. She lived in Washington, Indiana, New York, and New Jersey before finally settling, in Washington, D.C. in 1954. She served on local welfare and education committees, worked as a substitute teacher in public schools, and was active in youth and environmental conservation organizations. Rand also had a sister, Marguerite Rand.
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See also
- History of the PhilippinesHistory of the PhilippinesThe history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30,000 years ago. The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, who sighted Samar on March 16, 1521 and landed on Homonhon Island southeast of Samar...
- Philippine EnglishPhilippine EnglishPhilippine English is the variety of English used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country, the other being Filipino, a standardized version of Tagalog.English is used in education,...