Aurora Quezon

Aurora Quezon (born Aurora Antonia Aragón y Molina; February 19, 1888 – April 28, 1949) was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon and the First Lady of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. Although she is recognized as the second First Lady of the Philippines, she was actually the first spouse of a Philippine president to be addressed as such, the honorific being unknown in the Philippines prior to Manuel Quezon's presidency. Much beloved by Filipinos, Quezon was known for involvement with humanitarian activities and served as the first chairperson of the Philippine National Red Cross.

Five years after her husband's death, she and her daughter María Aurora ("Baby") were assassinated while they were on a route to Baler to open a hospital dedicated to President Quezon. The province of Aurora was named in her memory.

Quotes

• The winning of the war is the only question before us. Nothing else matters.
  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381553377_Aurora_Aragon_Quezon_1888-1949_Nasyunalista_Suffragista_at_Feminista

• I cannot, in good conscience, receive ... Government assistance when so many of my less fortunate sisters and their children are not yet taken care of.
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090406025146/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,886809,00.html

• I feel that on account of ... countless war widows and orphans ... I should waive collection of a pension.
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090406025146/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,886809,00.html