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FReeper Canteen ~ Part X of Women Warriors: Women Revolutionaries ~ March 23, 2004
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| March 23, 2004
| LaDivaLoca
Posted on 03/23/2004 12:47:50 AM PST by LaDivaLoca
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In 1670 Alyona, a former nun, led a troop of rebels who took the Russian town of Temnikov. She was eventually captured by government soldiers and burned at the stake.
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In Mexico both Zapata's and Pancho Villa's peasant armies included women revolutionaries called "soldaderas" who originated in the ranks of the camp followers who provided water, food, clothing and medical care for the troops. The soldaderas organized their own units, armed themselves with pistols and rifles and engaged in battle alongside the men. Adelita, heroine of the revolutionary song, fought with Zapata's forces. During the Mexican War of Independence in 1810 Gertrudis Bocanegra raised an army of women and led them in battle. She died in 1817 after being arrested and tortured. (Click on picture for link to additional information) |
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The two pictures above show very different views of soldaderas. The first artist on the top, Jose Guadalupe Posada, shows the soldadera as a menacing figure, a soldier who is ready to fight; the only thing distinguishing her from a male soldier is her dress. The second artist, Angel Martin, portrays the soldadera as a sexual being, upholding the stereotype that the purpose of a soldadera was to seduce the male soldiers. (Arrizon 22-23) |
The view portrayed in the last picture distorted the image of soldaderas because in reality, they were ordinary women that were extraordinary only in their will to fight for what they believed in. Most of them were mestizas or Indian women, including schoolteachers and wives of soldiers who had nowhere to go. They were both educated and uneducated, rich and poor. Many soldaderas went into battle with their children on their backs. Soldaderas showed just as much courage as their male counterparts during combat. They were also important because they had other skills that sustained the troops. They cooked, foraged for food, nursed wounded or sick soldiers, or performed other much-needed tasks. (Arrizon 1-23)
Baltazara Chuiza led a revolt against the Spanish in Ecuador in 1778 ... Micaela Bastidas fought alongside her husband, Tupac Amaru in the Peruvian rebellion of 1780, leading troops of both men and women in battle. (Micaela, picture on the right) |
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In 1780 Manuela Beltran organized a peasant uprising to protest excess taxation in Columbia and led her forces against government troops. She was the first person to publicly challenge the Spanish exploitation. When the Spanish crown increased taxes, Manuela took from the tax collector's hand the edict and tore it - something previously unseen. She organized a peasant revolt in the main cities of the north east. The news and success of the revolt served as a catalyst for a revolution throughout the New Granada. But when the word reached the Viceroy, a head-hunt for Manuela was organized, resulting in her decapitation. She was the first seed of defiance against the colonizer and became a national martyr.
Lorenza Avemanay, a South American Indian, led a revolt against the Spanish in Ecuador in 1803.
Juana Azurduy was a guerilla leader in Bolivia in the early 1800s |
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In 1825 Ana Monterrosso de Lavelleja was the leader of the "Thirty-three Orientales", a guerrilla force which fought the Spanish in Uruguay.
Louisa Battistati, an Italian patriot, defended the town of Milan for 5 days and afterward the nearby town of Bettabia, during the Revolution of 1848. Mariana Braceti, a Puerto Rican revolutionary in the 1860's, led troops of men and women in battle and was known as the "golden arm" because of her skill with a sword. Candelaria Figuerdo was 16 when she joined the Cuban revolutionary forces in 1868 and is said to be the first woman to fight in the ranks in defense of Cuba.
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Mahal Hazrat, the Begum of Oudhad, was an Indian Muslim queen who defended Lucknow against the British during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858. Sword in hand, Begum Hazrat Mahal led forces herself and directed army operations. (Click on picture for additional information) |
Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi, was another woman prominent in the Indian Mutiny. She was the regent for her infant son and the military advisor for the Jhansi army. When Jhansi was attacked by the British she called on all noblewomen to defy purdah and join her on the battlefield. She was killed in battle at the age of 22. (Click on picture for additional information) |
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Tarabai of Rajasthan led male and female troops into battle against the British during the Mutiny. She died on the battlefield after being stabbed in the back by a British soldier while trying to carry one of her wounded soldiers to safety ... There were a number of women in the Rajput Army included one all female cavalry troop. Louise Clemence Michel, a leader of the Paris Commune, prevented General Franco's Nationalist from taking over the city through repeated guerilla attacks on his forces. In 1871 the women of the commune banded together, armed themselves and joined the fighting as an all female brigade. |
Next Tuesday, Conclusion of Women Warriors American Women in Uniform
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: revolutionaries; womenwarriors
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To: txradioguy
Yes I hit the BIG 35 yesterday. What better B-day present than to get back to my family on my b-day.
txradioguy!!!
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posted on
03/23/2004 5:00:05 PM PST
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
To: LaDivaLoca
040303-N-6842R-025 Key West, Fla. (Mar. 3, 2004) Lt. Allen Karlson, a student pilot assigned to the Tigers of Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), with instructor Cdr. Joe Kerstiens (USNR) sits shotgun(rear seat) evaluating Lt. Allen Karlson before his solo formation training. 1st Lt. Tim Miller flies his T-2C Buckeye down to cross under the lead, on his first formation solo, during a formation training mission over Key West, Fla. VT-9 came to Key West to teach Navy and Marine Corps student pilots formation flying and gunnery techniques. The instructors are part of Squadron Augment Unit Nine (SAU-9), the Reserve component for Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), one of two training squadrons that operate from Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., under Training Wing One (TW-1). U.S. Navy photo by Ens Darin K. Russell. (RELEASED)
040303-N-6842R-004 Key West, Fla. (Mar. 3, 2004) 1st Lt. Tim Miller and Lt. Allen Karlson, student pilots assigned to the Tigers of Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), fly in formation in T-2C Buckeyes during a formation training mission over Key West, Fla. Instructor Cdr. Joe Kerstiens (USNR) sits shotgun(rear seat) evaluating Lt. Allen Karlson before his solo formation training. VT-9 came to Key West to teach Navy and Marine Corps student pilots formation flying and gunnery techniques. The instructors are part of Squadron Augment Unit Nine (SAU-9), the Reserve component for Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), one of two training squadrons that operate from Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., under Training Wing One (TW-1). U.S. Navy photo by Ens Darin K. Russell. (RELEASED)
To: LaDivaLoca; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; LindaSOG; tomkow6; beachn4fun; ...
Good evening Troops!!
Good evening Canteen crew!!
423
posted on
03/23/2004 5:02:31 PM PST
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
OH WOW those are great photos!
424
posted on
03/23/2004 5:04:14 PM PST
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Diva Betsy Ross
(Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
To: Valin
1912 Dixie Cup inventedHappy Birthday
Dixie Cup
425
posted on
03/23/2004 5:04:18 PM PST
by
Radix
(The Canteen? Yeah, it is for the Troops. Do you got a problem with that?)
To: Bethbg79
hI bETH bUG!!!!
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posted on
03/23/2004 5:05:10 PM PST
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Diva Betsy Ross
(Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Hello Diva!!! ((HUGS))
427
posted on
03/23/2004 5:05:57 PM PST
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: txradioguy
Welcome back to the World TX.
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posted on
03/23/2004 5:07:28 PM PST
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Radix
(The Canteen? Yeah, it is for the Troops. Do you got a problem with that?)
To: StarCMC
You're very welcome Star . . .it's my pleasure to post a copy of the Pledge everyday . . .I'm really learning a lot by searching out new and different ones to postGod Bless America
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posted on
03/23/2004 5:10:46 PM PST
by
HopeandGlory
(Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
To: txradioguy
To: txradioguy
WoooHoooo TX!!!!
Welcome home and
Happy Birthday!!!!
(((HUGS)))
431
posted on
03/23/2004 5:11:31 PM PST
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: LaDivaLoca
Good evening, Diva....remind me to NEVER get on an elevator with you. I have enough "issues" with small spaces without a few on "the list". Great thread today.
432
posted on
03/23/2004 5:11:56 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(God Bless America and Our Military Who Protects Her)
To: Bethbg79
433
posted on
03/23/2004 5:12:29 PM PST
by
Diva Betsy Ross
(Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; All
FYI: VT-9 was, at one time, stationed at NAAS Meridian, along with VT-7.
I was there about 100 years ago!
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posted on
03/23/2004 5:13:20 PM PST
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tomkow6
(get in step with TomKow6 for prezident!..get in step with TomKow6 for prezident!..get in step with T)
To: Radix
Hope you enough pancakes for tommorow!
To: Bethbg79
Hi, Sis!
Hi, Connor! (if you're home)
Hi, Tony!
436
posted on
03/23/2004 5:14:30 PM PST
by
tomkow6
(get in step with TomKow6 for prezident!..get in step with TomKow6 for prezident!..get in step with T)
To: bentfeather
Thank you for that memory Miss FeatherLet's keep fighting folks . . .our kids are worth it!
437
posted on
03/23/2004 5:16:35 PM PST
by
HopeandGlory
(Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Radix; All
For our Canteen WAFFLE Specialist, MR. RADIX,
Catch
Pancakes on Wednesdays
WAFFLES ON WEDNESDAY!
WAFFLES ON WEDNESDAY!
WAFFLES ON WEDNESDAY!
438
posted on
03/23/2004 5:16:48 PM PST
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tomkow6
(get in step with TomKow6 for prezident!..get in step with TomKow6 for prezident!..get in step with T)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
LOL! That's hilarious!
439
posted on
03/23/2004 5:20:03 PM PST
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: tomkow6
Hi Bro!!! ((HUGS))
Tony and Connor are off somewhere.
When I woke up from my nap they were gone.
440
posted on
03/23/2004 5:21:27 PM PST
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
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