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E6: Las Soldaderas - Women Soldiers of the Mexican Revolution
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How can you fight for a movement that largely ignores you? The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) was a bloody whirlwind of a Civil War. Las Soldaderas were women who joined the armies of the Revolution as soldiers, cooks, nurses and servants. Many that fought disguised themselves as men in order to be allowed to join the cause. Most depictions in the songs and art of the era paint these women solely as objects for men’s lust and mopey longings. In reality, Las Soldaderas were independent, fearsome women who were tearing down gender norms.
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