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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josefa Francisco has received more than 3,387 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Josefa Francisco is the 624th most popular social activist (down from 480th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Filipino Social Activist.

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  • 3.4k

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  • 42.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Josefa Francisco ranks 624 out of 840. Before her are Frances Willard, Irene Fernandez, Mary McLeod Bethune, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, and Manal al-Sharif. After her are Ahed Tamimi, Luisa Cuesta, Eren Keskin, Maxim Martsinkevich, Yolanda King, and Iqbal Masih.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Josefa Francisco ranks 546. Before her are Brian Teacher, Cho Kwang-rae, Richard Edson, Pavle Jurina, Adam Ant, and Bill Mumy. After her are Mark Drakeford, Kristine DeBell, Glen Keane, Ole Kjær, Carita Holmström, and Iskandar Khatloni. Among people deceased in 2015, Josefa Francisco ranks 456. Before her are Darren Shahlavi, Colette Marchand, Toller Cranston, Jiří Hledík, Miroslav Poljak, and Kim Fowley. After her are Justin Wilson, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Nek Chand, Eduardo Bonvallet, Ernie Banks, and Amelia Boynton Robinson.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Josefa Francisco ranks 70 out of 155. Before her are Gabriel Elorde (1935), Tony Settember (1926), Apl.de.ap (1974), Freddie Aguilar (1953), Lav Diaz (1958), and Orlando Quevedo (1939). After her are Carlos P. Romulo (1899), Mariano Trías (1868), Walden Bello (1945), Leni Robredo (1965), Alfredo Lim (1929), and Gregorio Aglipay (1860).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Philippines

Among social activists born in Philippines, Josefa Francisco ranks 6. Before her are José Rizal (1861), Andrés Bonifacio (1863), Gabriela Silang (1731), Melchora Aquino (1812), and Luis Taruc (1913). After her are Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (1952).

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