Josefa Llanes Escoda
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Josefa Madamba Llanes Escoda was a Filipino teacher and social worker known for her role in the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and campaigns for women's suffrage.
Escoda's U.S. passport application picture, 1922
Escoda talking to young girls about the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in 1941
Josefa Llanes Escoda Monument in Ermita, Manila
The Girl Scouts of the Philippines is the national Girl Scouting association for girls and young women in the Philippines. Its mission is "to help girls and young women realize the ideals of womanhood
Josefa Llanes Escoda
…Josefa Llanes y Madamba; 20 September 1898 – 6 January 1945) was a Filipino teacher and social worker known for her role in the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and campaigns for women's suffrage. After receiving a high school teacher's certificate from the University of the Philippines in 1922, she became a…
Facade of the National Headquarters Padre Faura Ermita Manila
Historical marker