SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Josefa Francisco

1954 - 2015

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Josefa "Gigi" Francisco (1954 - 22 July 2015) was a thought leader and advocate for gender equality, social justice, and women's rights from the Philippines. An alumna of Miriam College (formerly Maryknoll), Gigi Francisco is known to have strengthened the college’s international studies curriculum as member and former head of its International Studies Department. A reputable feminist hailing from the global south, she was co-founder of Miriam College’s Women and Gender Institute (WAGI), the International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN), and was Coordinator of the Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN). Gigi served as board member in numerous development organisations and networks, and was an adviser/consultant to the United Nations on various developmental issues, using a gender equality and social inclusion lens. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josefa Francisco is the 565th most popular social activist (up from 626th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 70th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Filipino Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Josefa Francisco ranks 565 out of 840. Before her are Emily Davies, Bram Fischer, Maggie Gobran, David Reimer, Devdas Gandhi, and Ramdas Gandhi. After her are Bruno Manser, Manilal Gandhi, Fred Hampton, Bill Haywood, Bayard Rustin, and Henry Spira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Josefa Francisco ranks 426. Before her are Takao Doi, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Guy Gavriel Kay, Pichi Alonso, Uli Stein, and Francesco Rutelli. After her are Corbin Bernsen, Antonio Resines, Robert Van de Walle, Bruno Manser, Gérard Soler, and Ann Cleeves. Among people deceased in 2015, Josefa Francisco ranks 386. Before her are Héctor Salva, Olga Knyazeva, Yvonne Craig, Gennadiy Seleznyov, Karin Söder, and Paride Tumburus. After her are Thelma Coyne Long, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Errol Brown, Martin Litchfield West, Elsa Cayat, and Nina Otkalenko.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Josefa Francisco ranks 69 out of 155. Before her are Lou Diamond Phillips (1962), Brenda Marshall (1915), Aileen Baviera (1959), James Cooke Brown (1921), Dolly de Leon (1969), and Gaudencio Rosales (1932). After her are Leon O. Chua (1936), Orlando Quevedo (1939), Apl.de.ap (1974), Jose Maria Sison (1939), Reggie Lee (1975), and Wenceslao Padilla (1949).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Philippines

Among social activists born in Philippines, Josefa Francisco ranks 5. Before her are José Rizal (1861), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Melchora Aquino (1812), and Gabriela Silang (1731). After her are Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (1952), and Luis Taruc (1913).

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