▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁and ▁organized ▁over ▁ 5 , 5 0 0 ▁workers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁Governor ▁F eli pe ▁Car ril lo ▁Puerto ▁ur ged ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁allow ▁women ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁hold ▁office . ▁Torre ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁of ▁M ér ida ▁and ▁won , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁Mexico ▁to ▁hold ▁an ▁elect ive ▁office . ▁Her ▁term ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁with ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Car ril lo ▁Puerto , ▁but ▁Torre ▁was ▁proud ▁of ▁her ▁service ▁and ▁aware ▁that ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁was ▁a ▁symbol ▁for ▁other ▁women . ▁ ▁Torre ▁attended ▁the ▁Pr imer ▁Cong reso ▁Inter amer icano ▁de ▁Mu jer es ▁( First ▁Inter - American ▁Congress ▁of ▁Women ) ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁Gu atem ala ▁City , ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁discuss ing ▁how ▁to ▁att ain ▁equality ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁and ▁suff rage ▁throughout ▁the ▁Amer icas . ▁Torre ▁was ▁the ▁delegate ▁of ▁Liga ▁Internacional ▁y ▁People ' s ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Qu er ét aro ▁and ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Jud ith ▁Hor cas itas ▁de ▁For ger ave ▁representing ▁the ▁Civil ▁Service ▁of ▁Mexican ▁Women , ▁Em ilia ▁Lo y ola ▁representing ▁the ▁teachers ▁of ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁and ▁El ena ▁S ánchez ▁Val enz uela ▁representing ▁teachers ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁of ▁Co ahu ila