Elena Torres Cuéllar | |
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| Born | 3 June 1893 Mineral de Mellado, Guanajuato |
| Died | 19 October 1970 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Years active | 1912–1955 |
Elena Torres Cuéllar (3 June 1893 – 19 October 1970) was a leading Mexican revolutionary, feminist, progressive educator and writer. A member of the communist party, in 1917 she was the only woman to participate on behalf of the Liga Central de Resistencia at the first meeting of the Yucatán Socialist Party in Mérida. In 1919, she founded the Mexican Feminist Council campaigning for better social and economic conditions for women as well as the right to vote. She devoted considerable efforts to improving education in Mexico, especially by facilitating the training of primary school teachers in rural areas.[1][2]
- ^ Mitchell, Stephanie Evaline; Schell, Patience Alexandra (2007). The Women's Revolution in Mexico, 1910-1953. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7425-3731-6.
- ^ Melgar-Palacios, Lucía (1 January 2008). Persistencia y cambio: acercamientos a la historia de las mujeres en México. El Colegio de Mexico AC. p. 172. ISBN 978-968-12-1365-7.
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