[1] After World War II started, Henson became a member of the Hukbalahap, a Communist guerrilla movement resisting the Japanese invaders.

Recounting her experience in her book Comfort Woman: Slave of Destiny, "Twelve soldiers raped me in quick succession, after which I was given half an hour to rest.

She eventually married a young soldier named Domingo and had three children: Rosario (August 1947), Rosalinda (September 1949), and Jesus (December 1951).

After coming out publicly with her story at a press conference in September 1992, Lola Rosa decided to write about her war-time experience in the book, Comfort Woman: Slave of Destiny.

Other victims, including those from Korea and China, joined the Filipino women to file a class action lawsuit against the Japanese government in December 1993.

Henson died of a heart attack in August 1997, a year after she decided to accept 320 million yen ($26,667) monetary reparations from the AWF.