The Philippine Women’s University

Location: Manila

Category: Association/Institution/Organization

Type: Institutional marker

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker Date: 1952

Installed By: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

THE PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

FOUNDED AS THE PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S COLLEGE, 1919, BY A GROUP OF FILIPINO WOMEN. INCORPORATED AS UNIVERSITY, 1928, BY JOSE ABAD SANTOS, FRANCISCA T. DE BENITEZ, RAMONA S. TIRONA, FELICING TIRONA, CLARA ARAGON, CONRADO BENITEZ, AND JOAQUINA TIRONA; OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED, 1932, BECOMING THE FIRST UNIVERSITY EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES. BUILDING USED AS USAFFE HOSPITAL, 1941; DESTROYED, 1945; RECONSTRUCTED, 1946. FIRST UNIVERSITY TO ESTABLISH COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS, 1928; INSTITUTE OF HUMAN ADJUSTMENT, 1948; SEMINAR IN VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, 1950. FRANCISCA T. DE BENITEZ, FIRST PRESIDENT.

Tags: 1952, Association/Institution/Organization, Level II, Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, No photo available, Region NCR, The Philippine Women’s University, University

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