▁Girls ' ▁Liter ary ▁Institute ▁operated ▁by ▁R ita ▁Cet ina ▁G uti ér rez , ▁an ▁innov ative ▁teacher ▁who ▁rejected ▁teaching ▁girls ▁only ▁domestic ▁skills , ▁teaching ▁instead ▁femin ist ▁theory ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁curr icul um ▁including ▁astronom y , ▁constitution al ▁law , ▁geometry , ▁ge ography , ▁history , ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Torre ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁girls ' ▁neighborhood ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁col onia ▁of ▁Santa ▁Ana . ▁After ▁four ▁years , ▁she ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁kind erg arten ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁school ▁and ▁worked ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Torre ▁joined ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Francisco ▁I . ▁Mad ero ▁as ▁a ▁propag and ist . ▁With ▁Mad ero ' s ▁assass ination , ▁Torre ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁esp ion age ▁against ▁the ▁coup ▁leader ▁Victor iano ▁Hu erta ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁When ▁Ven ust iano ▁Car ran za ▁secured ▁Hu erta ' s ▁agreement ▁to ▁step ▁down ▁and ▁sent ▁Salvador ▁Al var ado ▁to ▁qu ell ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁Y uc at án , ▁Torre ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁with ▁Al var ado ' s ▁troops . ▁By ▁March , ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁Al var ado ' s ▁troops ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁M ér ida ▁and ▁Torre ▁entered ▁the ▁state ▁Normal