How to Pronounce Elvia Carrillo Puerto
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Jan 30, 1881 Motul, Yucatán, Mexico Died on 15 Apr 1968 (aged 87)
Mexican politician
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About Elvia Carrillo Puerto
- Elvia Carrillo Puerto (6 December 1878 – 15 April 1968) was a Mexican socialist politician and feminist activist.
- Carillo had been married at the age of 13 and widowed by 21.
- She founded Mexico's first feminist leagues in 1912, including the League of Rita Cetina Gutierrez (Spanish: Liga Rita Cetina Gutierrez) in 1919.
- In 1923, Carillo became Mexico's first woman state deputy, and elected to the Chamber of Deputies Due to Carillo's contributions to Mexican government and history, she was officially decorated as a "Veteran of the Revolution." Carillo's tireless dedication to the revolution and women's movement earned her the nickname "The Red Nun" (Spanish: La Monja Roja).
