Josefa Llanes Escoda
Overview
Philippines
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advocate of women's right of suffrage
Suffrage
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and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
Girl Scouts of the Philippines
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Josefa was born in Dingras
Dingras, Ilocos Norte
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, Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte
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as Josefa Llanes (y) Madamba. She was the eldest of the seven children of Mercedes Madamba and Gabriel Llanes. She was valedictorian in grade school and salutatorian
Salutatorian
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in high school in Ilocos Norte. She went to Philippine Normal School
Philippine Normal University
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in Manila
Manila
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to earn her teaching degree, and graduated with honors in 1919.
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