Google paid tribute to women’s activist Rosa Sevilla on her 142nd birthday today with a doodle on its Philippine homepage.
The doodle shows an illustration of Sevilla in a Maria Clara dress while she places a ballot inside a box, a recognition of her role in getting Filipino women the right to vote in 1937. She was born on March 4, 1879, in Tondo, Manila.
A profile on the Google Doodle page looked back on her journey as an empowered woman who lifted other Filipino women along with her.
“Today’s Doodle celebrates the 142nd birthday of journalist, educator, and activist Rosa Sevilla de Alvero, who is widely considered one of the most influential suffragists in Filipino history…
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