Laura Mendez

Laura María Luisa Elena Méndez Lefort was born on Thursday, 18 August 1853 in the Hacienda de Tamariz, Amecameca, State of Mexico.

[3] While living in San Francisco, she submitted articles to numerous literary magazines which gave an international platform to her work as an active feminist.

[5] After Dolores Correa Zapata stepped down, Méndez became director of a feminist magazine, called La Mujer Mexicana (The Mexican Woman)[6] published from 1904 to 1906.

[7] Her accessible, yet powerful writing style is remembered for its role in the early advocacy of feminism and the elegant expression of one of Mexico's great writers.

“Her decisions demonstrate a radical posture, her style is caustic and impassioned, her judgements are the product of a long teaching career, and in comparison with other teachers’ writings, her critical spirit is exceptional.” [3]