Las Soldaderas’ contributions to the Revolution are finally being recognized for what they were: an integral part of creating Mexico’s future.
According to Fernández’s research, the term “soldadera” has beento describe women who aided the Spanish armies in various ways. In a dominant patriarchal society with heavy Catholic influence, Mexico’s women were expected to follow traditional gender roles. But the dawn of the Revolution provided an opportunity for women to free themselves of society’s expectations and take control of their own lives.
While some of the soldiers fought in combat alongside men, others used their traditional gender roles for their benefit. “As much as the [women in combat] were stepping out of a gender role, a lot of these women also went because of their gender role, as wife, as sister, as the person who does the work necessary for any of the Revolution to happen,”. “It’s not this really well orchestrated and processional military, [so] there is no way for these [revolutionary soldiers] to eat. If it were not for the women to perform the duty that they have always performed, they would have starved.
Yet the legacy of Las Soldaderas has been almost entirely redefined and retold through a primarily male perspective. It was even happening during the Revolution: Men would write songs about Las Soldaderas, emphasizing their femininity and overt sexuality, in order to. Iconography surrounding Las Soldaderas often featured women dressed in low-cut, skin-tight outfits with ammunition-filled bandolier slung over their chests a la Cruz and Hayak’s Hollywood depictions.
, which described an unknown soldadera who was as pretty as she was brave. Soon, the scandalous depictions of Las Adelitas would become synonymous with the worldwide image of Las Soldaderas.
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