Josefa Llanes Escoda

Josefa Llanes Escoda
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.

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.