Trinidad Legarda

Trinidad Fernandez Legarda (March 28, 1899 – February 2, 1998) was a Filipina suffragist, clubwoman, philanthropist, and editor.

While she was still a teenager, Trinidad Fernandez trained to be a teacher, taught school in her hometown, and began working as secretary to an American clubwoman in Manila.

[3] Trinidad Fernandez Legarda was English-language editor of The Woman's Outlook, a pro-suffrage publication in the Philippines.

She was also president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, and a leader in the Filipina suffrage movement.

In 1946, she led the reorganization of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, which had lost most of its assets during the war.

NHI historical marker installed in 2003 inside the National Federation of Women's Clubs of the Philippines building in Ermita, Manila