Elvia_Carrillo_Puerto

Elvia Carrillo Puerto (6 December 1878 – 15 April 1968) was a Mexican socialist politician and feminist activist. Carrillo had been married by the age of 13 and widowed by 21. She founded some of Mexico's first feminist organizations, including the League of Rita Cetina Gutierrez (Spanish: Liga Rita Cetina Gutierrez) in 1919. In 1923, Carillo became Mexico's first woman state deputy when she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. Due to Carrillo's contributions to Mexican government and history, she was officially honored 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).