Trinidad Fernandez Legarda was a Filipina suffragist, clubwoman, philanthropist, and editor.
10 Facts About Trinidad Legarda
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Trinidad Legarda was the first woman ambassador from the Philippines, when she was appointed in 1958.
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Trinidad Legarda was a beauty queen as a young woman, holding the title Queen of the Manila Carnival in 1924.
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Trinidad Fernandez Legarda was English-language editor of The Woman's Outlook, a pro-suffrage publication in the Philippines.
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Trinidad Legarda was president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, and a leader in the Filipina suffrage movement.
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Trinidad Legarda was president of the Manila Symphony Society from 1933 to 1958.
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Trinidad Legarda represented the Philippines at international meetings after World War II.
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Trinidad Legarda was appointed ambassador to South Vietnam in 1958, and served in that role until 1962.
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Trinidad Legarda was the first woman ambassador to represent the Philippines.
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Trinidad Legarda was widowed in 1973 and died in 1998 aged 98.