ALT MariaClara is a modern serif display font dedicated to the strong, confident, brave Filipina women who are breaking away from stereotypes and owning their identities. Named after Maria Clara, a fictional Filipina character in Noli me Tángere, a novel written by Jóse Rizal in 1886 during the Spanish colonisation of the Philippines, she became a colonial figure— an embodiment of submissive, conservative demureness, a myth that allowed Spanish colonisers to continue to subjugate Filipina women.ALT MariaClara flips the narrative.
“Modern Filipina women of today are stronger and braver than ever. They oppose restrictions set by society that cages them within the expectations of what a woman should be or how she should behave.” — Alli Cunanan
