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Las Soldaderas: Women of the Mexican Revolution celebrates and extols -- through Elena Poniatowska's commentary and an extensive collection of photographs from the revolutionary era in Mexico (1910-1920) --- the achievements and contributions made by "las soldaderas" during the Mexican Revolution.
The soldaderas were a unique group of women who not only clothed, fed, and cared for the soldiers of the various factions during the revolution. Indeed, many of these women also served as soldiers in many of the battles (sometimes while disguised as men) and some of them even led and commanded units in combat. The soldaderas have over the past century come to assume mythic status in Mexican culture, celebrated in song, story, and verse.
The soldaderas were a unique group of women who not only clothed, fed, and cared for the soldiers of the various factions during the revolution. Indeed, many of these women also served as soldiers in many of the battles (sometimes while disguised as men) and some of them even led and commanded units in combat. The soldaderas have over the past century come to assume mythic status in Mexican culture, celebrated in song, story, and verse.
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