What is carmen serdan?

Carmen Serdán was a Mexican feminist and revolutionary who is best known for her active participation in the Mexican Revolution. She was born on November 10, 1875, in the city of Puebla, Mexico. Carmen was one of seven children of a prominent family and grew up with a strong sense of social justice.

In 1908, she founded the "Anticlerical League," which was a group that worked to decrease the power of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Later, in 1910, Carmen joined the anti-re-electionist movement against President Porfirio Díaz, which led to the beginning of the Mexican Revolution.

Carmen Serdán played a crucial role in the start of the Revolution. On November 18, 1910, she and her brothers, Aquiles and Máximo, were part of a secret meeting to plan the revolution. They were discovered by government forces and a gunfight ensued. Carmen managed to escape but her brothers were arrested. However, their bravery sparked the beginning of the revolution in Puebla.

After the start of the Mexican Revolution, Carmen continued to work as a revolutionary. She organized and supplied the troops, and was instrumental in securing the capture of Puebla for the Revolutionaries. After the Revolution, she continued to be an active feminist and political activist, working to improve the lives of women and those who had been marginalized by the government.

Carmen Serdán died on August 29, 1948, at the age of 72. Today, she is celebrated as a feminist icon and a national hero in Mexico for her bravery during the Mexican Revolution.