Josefina guerrero biography

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          Josefina guerrero contribution

        1. Josefina guerrero contribution
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        3. Philippine spy agency
        4. Josefina Guerrero was a Filipino spy during World War II. Guerrero had leprosy and was an unsuspicious and effective surveillance asset for American allied forces.
        5. Josefina Guerrero joined the guerilla movement and became a spy.

          6. Josefina Guerrero

          Filipino spy (1917–1996)

          Josefina Guerrero (August 5, 1917 – June 18, 1996) was a Filipino spy during World War II.[1] Guerrero had leprosy and was an unsuspicious and effective surveillance asset for American allied forces.[2][3] In 1948, she made history as the first foreign national with leprosy to receive a U.S.

          visa, and her admission to the Carville Leprosarium was accompanied by significant media attention.[4]

          Early and personal life

          Josefina Guerrero was born on August 5, 1917, in Lucban, Quezon, province.

          She was religious and revered Joan of Arc; as a child, she also fantasized she was a heroine.[5] Upon her parents' sudden and early deaths, she was taken in by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. After she had contracted tuberculosis, the nuns were unable to care for her, and her grandparents looked after her.

          Once she recovered, she was sent to Manila to be educated at a c