La rebelde
Leonor Villegas de MagnÑn
Apr 2004 · Arte Publico Press
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La Rebelde marks the first printing of the original Spanish-language version of the memoir written by a revolutionary woman, Leonor Villegas de Magnon (1876-1955). Villegas de Magnon was a fiery critic of dictator Porfirio Diaz and a conspirator and participant in the Mexican Revolution. She rebelled against the ideals of her aristocratic class and against the traditional role of women in her society. In 1910 Villegas de Magnon moved from Mexico to Laredo, Texas, where she continued supporting the revolution as a member of the Junta Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Council) and as an incisive editorialist in Laredo newspapers. In 1913, she founded La Cruz Blanca (The White Cross), a corps of nurses for the revolutionary forces active from the border region to Mexico City. Many women from both sides of the border risked their lives and left their families to support the revolution. Years later, however, when their participation remained unacknowledged and was running the risk of being forgotten, Villegas de Magnon decided to write her personal account of this history. With enthralling text and 22 pages of photos, La Rebelde examines the period from 1876 through 1920, documenting the heroic actions of the women. Written in the third person with a romantic fervor, the narrative weaves Villegas de Magnon's autobiography with the story of La Cruz Blanca. Villegas de Magnon's written contributions have remained virtually unrecognized--peripheral to both Mexico and the United States. Not only does her work affirm the vitality, strength and involvement of women in sociopolitical concerns, but it also stands as one of the very few written documents of the period that consciously challengesstereotyped misconceptions of Mexican Americans held by both Mexicans and Anglo Americans.
La Rebelde marks the first printing of the original Spanish-language version of the memoir written by a revolutionary woman, Leonor Villegas de Magnon (1876-1955). Villegas de Magnon was a fiery critic of dictator Porfirio Diaz and a conspirator and participant in the Mexican Revolution. She rebe...
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LEONOR VILLEGAS DE MAGNN (1876-1955)was born on June 12, 1876 in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas, M?xico, to privileged parents. After her motherÍs death, the family moved to Laredo, Texas, where they all became U.S. citizens. Leonor attended the Ursuline Convent in San Antonio, the Academy of Holy Cross in Austin, and received her teaching credentials from the Academy of Mount St. Ursula in New York City. CLARA LOMAS has published widely in WomenÍs Studies International Forum, Dictionary of Literary Biography, FEM: Revista Feminista, La Palabra, La Revista Chicana-RiqueÐa, and various other sources. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Romance Languages, at the Colorado College. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 1985. A Fulbright Scholar during the 2001-2002 academic year, she conducted research in Mexico City while at the DirecciÑn de Estudios HistÑricos at the Instituto Nacional de AntropologÕa e Historia.
LEONOR VILLEGAS DE MAGNN (1876-1955)was born on June 12, 1876 in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas, M?xico, to privileged parents. After her motherÍs death, the family moved to Laredo, Texas, where they all became U.S. citizens. Leonor attended the Ursuline Convent in San Antonio, the Academy of Holy Cros...
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