Carmen Mondragon 002

A photo of Carmen Mondragon (1893-1978) 'One of the most beautiful and transgressive women of her time'. Mexican painter, poet and women's activist was born in Tacubaya, Mexico City, Mexico as 'Maria del Carmen Mondragon Valseca' aka 'Nahui Ollin' (an Aztec symbol for earthquake, given to her by one of her lovers). Her parents were General Manuel Mondragon (1859-1922) and Mercedes Valseca - she was the 5th of their 8 children. She married Manuel Rodriguez Lozano (1896-1971) in 1913, they separated in 1922. She is rumored to be the first woman to wear a miniskirt in Mexico. She died in the home of her birth, Tacubaya, Mexico City, Mexico in 1978, aged 85.