[4] In 1945, inspired by successes in suffrage by women in England, France, and United States Alarcón joined with Laura Bendfeldt, María Albertina Gálvez, Clemencia de Herrarte, Gloria Menéndez Mina, Adriana de Palarea, Graciela Quan and Magdalena Spínola to form the Comité Pro-Ciudadanía to fight for Guatemalan women's suffrage.

[5] Alarcón Folgar worked as a journalist for radio and sometimes for newspapers,[3] also publishing pieces in magazines.

[6] In it, she speaks as an early environmentalist and the obligation to preserve nature as a means of protecting the mestizo population.

Unlike later poems, known for their social commentary, the collection in Llamarades are united by the central theme of protecting the great Maya tree.

[4] Alarcón Folgar died on 19 July 1971 and was buried in the General Cemetery in Guatemala City.