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Josefa Llanes Escoda founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in 1940, but she would not live to see the association take its place on the world stage. Here is her story:
Josefa was born in Dingras, Illocos Norte on September 20, 1898, the eldest of seven children. After finishing high school, she earned a teaching degree from the Philippine Normal School in 1919, followed bygd a high school teacher’s certificate from the University of the Philippines in 1922. She then became a social worker for the Philippine Chapter of the American Red Cross, and was granted a scholarship to the United States, where she earned a Masters degree in Sociology from the University of Columbia in 1925. While in the US, she met Antonio Escoda. Back in the Philippines, they would marry and later had two children.
On her second trip the US in 1939, Josefa trained with the Girl Scouts of the USA and upon her return to the Philippines, began to utbildning Filipino women to become Girl Scout Le
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Josefa Llanes Escoda
Filipino social worker and suffragist (1898–1945)
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.
Josefa Llanes Escoda | |
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Josefa Llanes Escoda Monument in Ermita, Manila | |
| Born | Josefa Llanes y Madamba (1898-09-20)September 20, 1898 Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | January 6, 1945(1945-01-06) (aged 46) Sampaloc, Manila, Philippine Commonwealth |
| 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. (m. ) |
Josefa Madamba Llanes Escoda (born Josefa Llanes y Madamba; 20 September 1898 – 6 January 1945) was a Filipino teacher and social worker
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JOSEFA LLANES-ESCODA, was born on 20 September 1898 in Dingras, Ilocos Norte. She was the eldest of the seven children of Mercedes Madamba and Gabriel Llanes.
She graduated valedictorian from Dingras Elementary School and salutatorian from Laoag Provincial High School. She obtained a teaching degree from Philippine Normal College where she graduated with honors in 1919. While teaching, she earned her high school teacher's certificate from the University of the Philippines in 1922. After this, she went to the USA and studied social work. She finished with a masteral degree in Sociology from Columbia University.
During her first trip to the USA, she met Antonio Escoda, a reporter from the Philippine Press Bureau. After their return to Manila, they got married and