Josefa Llanes Escoda
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Josefa Madamba Llanes Escoda (born Josefa Llanes y Madamba; 20 September 1898 – 6 January 1945) was a Filipino civic leader, social worker, World War II heroine, and suffragette. She is most known for campaigning for women's suffrage and as a founder[1] of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Madamba, the birth surname or paternal family name is Llanes, and the marital name is Escoda.
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Josefa Llanes Escoda | |
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Born | Josefa Llanes y Madamba (1898-09-20)20 September 1898 |
Died | 6 January 1945(1945-01-06) (aged 46) |
Resting place | Unmarked grave in either La Loma Cemetery or Manila Chinese Cemetery, Manila, Philippines |
Known for | Founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines Filipino World War II hero |
Spouse(s) | Antonio Escoda, Sr. |
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Together with José Abad Santos and Vicente Lim, she was memorialized on the Philippines' 1,000-Peso banknote depicting Filipinos who fought and died resisting the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during the Second World War at the Far Eastern University in Manila.