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Geronima Pecson

Geronima Josefa Tomelden Pecson was an educator, suffragist, 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.

Si Geronima T. Pecson ay isang politiko sa Pilipinas. Siya ang kauna-unahang babaeng Senador ng Pilipinas. Nahalal siya bilang isang senador noong 1947, na naging sanhi ng pagbibigay ng pagkakataon sa mga kababaihan na makilahok sa politika ng bansa.

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