Estefania Aldaba-Lim [SEP] sex or gender
Estefania Aldaba-Lim
Estefania Aldaba-Lim, Ph.D. (January 6, 1917 – March 7, 2006) was the first female secretary of any Cabinet of the Philippines, serving as Secretary of Social Services and Development from 1971 to 1977. She obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1942. She was also the first Filipino clinical psychologist.
She played prominent roles as the former assistant secretary general of the United Nations Children's Fund's International Year of the Child. Aldaba-Lim served
She received the U.N. Peace Medal that year from Secretary General Kurt Waldheim.
See also.
- Museo Pambata, Manila
External links.
- Aldaba family website
- Museo Pambata children's museum website — "founded by Estefania Aldaba-Lim"
- Senate Resolution 74 honoring the legacy of Estefania Aldaba-Lim
- UNICEF Special Envoy to the International Year of the Child with rank of Assistant Secretary General