What Role Did Women Play In The Mexican Revolution
Christian Gomez
Chs
Professor Gomez
4/24/16
Roles of Women in the Mexican Revolution
Women in the Mexican Revolution had many important roles and contributed in many different ways. One of the most popular roles women portrayed in the revolution were working as las soldaderas. Las soldaderas,soldier women were those that not only fought in the front lines but also worked by being nurses, cooks, washers, and by performing all the jobs that the militia was unable to accomplish by themselves. These women even stepped up on line and took their dead husbands responsibilities after they passed. They became owners of their husband's land. Oddly enough a woman at the time could not purchase land, let alone own it. The only way they could own the land is if their husband passed and they inherited the land that belong to the husband. The woman left behind after their husbands passed, also known as widows, formed peasant armies consisting of other fellow widows, sisters, daughters, and wives to help fight in the revolution. Woman of this nature were greatly respected for their efforts in the revolution and were greatly praised just like their male counterparts.
Another group of women that greatly impacted the revolution were a …show more content…
In 1915, Zapatista authorities issued a family law eliminating illegitimacy, recognizing common law marriage and establishing a woman's right to divorce. Back then divorce was not recognized by the women in the relationship. Only men could file for a divorce because the women’s thoughts were not valued. The Carranza government instituted the right to divorce and remarriage in December 1914. After the victory of Carranza's forces, the 1917 Constitution established the right to work and form unions it created equal rights to wages and to work for men and women, plus certain protections for women workers who were pregnant. This was a huge step forward for women in the
Chs
Professor Gomez
4/24/16
Roles of Women in the Mexican Revolution
Women in the Mexican Revolution had many important roles and contributed in many different ways. One of the most popular roles women portrayed in the revolution were working as las soldaderas. Las soldaderas,soldier women were those that not only fought in the front lines but also worked by being nurses, cooks, washers, and by performing all the jobs that the militia was unable to accomplish by themselves. These women even stepped up on line and took their dead husbands responsibilities after they passed. They became owners of their husband's land. Oddly enough a woman at the time could not purchase land, let alone own it. The only way they could own the land is if their husband passed and they inherited the land that belong to the husband. The woman left behind after their husbands passed, also known as widows, formed peasant armies consisting of other fellow widows, sisters, daughters, and wives to help fight in the revolution. Woman of this nature were greatly respected for their efforts in the revolution and were greatly praised just like their male counterparts.
Another group of women that greatly impacted the revolution were a …show more content…
In 1915, Zapatista authorities issued a family law eliminating illegitimacy, recognizing common law marriage and establishing a woman's right to divorce. Back then divorce was not recognized by the women in the relationship. Only men could file for a divorce because the women’s thoughts were not valued. The Carranza government instituted the right to divorce and remarriage in December 1914. After the victory of Carranza's forces, the 1917 Constitution established the right to work and form unions it created equal rights to wages and to work for men and women, plus certain protections for women workers who were pregnant. This was a huge step forward for women in the