Soldaderas

"Soldaderas" were female soldiers sent into combat along with the men during the Mexican Revolution against the conservative Díaz regime to fight for freedoms. Many of these women led ordinary lives, but took up arms during the war to fight for better conditions and rights. Among the "soldaderas", Dolores Jimenez y Muro and Hermila Galindo are often considered heroines in contemporary Mexico.

Today, the term "La Adelita" is used with pride among Mexican women. "La Adelita" was the title of a Corrido (folk ballad) about a soldadera named "Adelita", and became one of the most beloved songs to come out of the Revolution.

However in most cases, the term soldaderas refers to the wives, children, and relatives of the soldiers in the Mexican army. Soldaderas were allowed to follow the army so soldiers would be less likely to desert.

References

Paul Allatson (2007). "Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural And Literary Studies [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=9781405102513&site=1] ". Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1405102500.

External links

* [http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/mex-jand.htm#Dolores%20Jimenez%20y%20Muro Exhaustive account of the Soldaderas]