La Siempreviva
Directory of the La Siempreviva society | |
| Formation | 1870 |
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| Founders | Rita Cetina Gutiérrez Gertrudis Tenorio Zavala Cristina Farfán |
| Dissolved | 1886 |
| Type | Literary society |
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La Siempreviva (transl. 'Liveforever') was a Mexican literary society founded in 1870 by Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Gertrudis Tenorio Zavala, and Cristina Farfán in Mérida, Yucatán. Named for the liveforever plant, the society aimed to promote fine arts, charity, and education for women in the state. As part of its mission, La Siempreviva founded a periodical and school, both of which were also called La Siempreviva.
The periodical, which operated from 1870 to 1872, helped to promote feminism in Yucatán and acted as a venue for women to create networks of association throughout Mexico. The school, which operated in two periods from 1871 to 1877 and from 1879 to 1886, provided opportunities for girls in Yucatán to receive education in fine arts and other disciplines at a time when such opportunities were limited.
Several major figures in the Mexican feminist movement attended the La Siempreviva school, including Elvia Carrillo Puerto and Dolores Correa y Zapata. Overall, La Siempreviva is seen as having played a key role in advancing women's rights, both in Yucatán and Mexico as a whole.