Josefa Llanes Escoda

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
Josefa Llanes Escoda Monument
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
DiedJanuary 6, 1945(1945-01-06) (aged 46)
Sampaloc, Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Resting placeUnmarked grave in either La Loma Cemetery or Manila Chinese Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Known forFounder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
Filipino World War II hero
Spouse(s)Antonio Escoda, Sr.

Josefa Madamba Llanes Escoda (born Josefa Llanes y Madamba; September 20, 1898 – January 6, 1945) was a Filipino civic leader, social worker, World War II heroine, and suffragette. Recognized as the "Florence Nightingale" of the Philippines for her contributions to social work, as she displayed great courage and dedication through her initiatives for campaigning for women's suffrage and as a founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.[1]

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.

  1. ^ pathos_admin (20 September 2023). "MedPro International Celebrates Josefa Llanes Escoda". MedPro International. Retrieved 10 November 2024.