A Response to Becky's Post:

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Hey Becky!

I think you are totally justified in thinking that the role of women was important and should be included in the narrative of the Mexican Revolution. I mean, they cared for and fed the men, along with fighting alongside them. The problem is, we as students who are learning about the Mexican Revolution don't really know how much women were really a part of it. It makes me wonder - were Rosa Bobadilla and Amelia Robles the only women who help positions of power, or are they just really good examples of women who did? It's hard for me to answer without doing extra research (which I may actually do because this is a really interesting topic). I'm not sure how many soldaderas there were that partook in the revolution. A good question to ask is how many of these soldaderas there were in comparison to men? If they were pretty evenly matched then I would say for sure that they played a huge role in the revolution. And even if women weren't present in large quantities, help is help right? And, a good leader is a good leader no matter their gender. Both the help and leadership they provided should be acknowledged.

I do wonder, however, how the revolution would have changed if there weren't women that partook in the revolution. Would the men have stepped up to do the "women's work" that is essential for survival? Would there have been fewer great leaders? Would the men have been even more violent if they didn't have anybody to "keep them company"? How would it have played out differently?

I also wonder if there were any women intellectuals/writers/poets of the time who wrote about the revolution. Do you think maybe there was a woman during the Mexican Revolution who was like a Sor Juana of the time? How about a Mexican Revolution Erauso?

I think it is also important to think about WHY women weren't included in the narrative of the Mexican Revolution. Why do you think that is? Were they not valued as much as men, or were they really just not a big part of the revolution? I don't know the answer.

The Mexican Revolution was, like I said in a previous blog post, a little over 100 years ago. Although that's a lot of time to us, it's not TOO much time when thinking about the grand scheme of history. I think to end this blog on a positive note, I'll say that we should think about how far the way women have come; the equality and respect that we have gained in about 100 years, and it keeps on coming!

Thanks for posting Becky!

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