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Natividad Almeda López

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First female lawyer in the Philippines

LawyersLived 1892 to 1977 · aged 84
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Natividad Almeda-López was a suffragist and the first female lawyer in the Philippines, passing the bar in 1914 and the first woman to defend a woman in a court of law. She was also the first female judge of the municipal court of Manila. She has been described as a "beacon in the feminist movement".

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Natividad Almeda-López was a suffragist and the first female lawyer in the Philippines, passing the bar in 1914 and the first woman to defend a woman in a court of law. She was also the first female judge of the municipal court of Manila. She has been described as a "beacon in the feminist movement". She was also the founder of the Manila Children's and Lying-in Hospital and a board member and president of the La Protección de la Infancia, the first charity oganization in the Philippines.

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Lawyers
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Lawyer
Status
deceased
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Lived 1892 to 1977 · aged 84
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10 languages

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