Geronima Pecson

Geronima T. Pecson
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1953
Member of the
UNESCO Executive Board
In office
1947–1954
In office
1958–1962
Personal details
Born
Geronima Josefa Palisoc Tomelden

December 19, 1896
Lingayen, Pangasinan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJuly 31, 1989(1989-07-31) (aged 92)
Political partyLiberal (1947-1989)
SpousePotenciano Pecson
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEducator
social worker

Geronima Josefa Tomelden Pecson (December 19, 1896 – July 31, 1989) was an educator, suffragette, and social worker who became the first woman senator of the Philippines in 1947 and the first woman member of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1950.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Geronima T. Pecson". senate.gov.ph. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Executive Order No. 375, s. 1996 – Creating a Special Committee to take charge of the preparations for the Centennial of the Birth of Geronima Tomelden Pecson – via Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.