os ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁D os ▁cant os ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Des ier ta ▁compañ ía ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Let an ía ▁er ót ica ▁para ▁la ▁p az ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁La ▁som bra ▁ni ña ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁An atom ía ▁super f icial ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Est ación ▁sin ▁nombre ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁While ▁compos ing ▁her ▁works , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁but ▁eventually ▁she ▁entered ▁public ▁service . ▁ ▁While ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁abandon ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁education , ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁social ▁work ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁volunte er ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁social ▁security ▁inst itute . ▁ ▁Public ▁office ▁Ál vare z ▁left ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Senator ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁J alis co ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁then ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Col ima ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁governor ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁Her ▁goal ▁as ▁governor ▁was ▁" ed uc ar ▁para ▁pro gres ar " ▁( E du c ate ▁for ▁progress ) ▁While ▁she ▁worked ▁hard ▁for ▁progress ▁as ▁governor , ▁her ▁work ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁there . ▁ ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁found ▁various ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Center