Eulalia Jiménez Méndez
Eulalia Jiménez Méndez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891 |
| Movement | Mexican Revolution |
Eulalia Jiménez Méndez (Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, 1891) was a Maderista Mexican revolutionary, a member of the Hijas de Cuauhtémoc Women's Anti-Reelectionist Club which sought to combat the regime of Porfirio Díaz.[1]
Activities[edit]
Eulalia was the daughter of the also revolutionary María de los Ángeles Viuda de Méndez. She participated in a massive march towards the Chamber of Deputies demanding the resignation of Porfirio Díaz. In 1910, she was arrested for her revolutionary activities, and her home was ransacked.[2]
With Francisco I. Madero in power, she continued her political work together with her mother and in 1911 she and her mother, along with other women such as Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Elisa Acuña and Josefa Arjona, participated in the Tacubaya plot.
References[edit]
- ^ Aguado, Juan Hernández (2002). Protagonistas guanajuatenses (in Spanish).
- ^ "Las mujeres en la Revolución Mexicana, 1884-1920" (PDF).