¡Viva la Revolución Mexicana: 1920-2020!

Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza

Description:
Juana Belén Gutiérrez is considered one of the prominent female participants in the Mexican Revolution. She was the editor of the newspaper Vesper that published critical articles against the Porfiriato, the Church and the State. She was also an author of radical feminist literature. , born in Durango, wrote radical feminist literature. She contributed to several other newspapers like "El Diario del Hogar," and "El Hijo del Ahuizote." One of her well-known works is ¡Por la tierra y por la raza! by Juana B. Gutiérrez de Mendoza (Mexico, 1924). She also contributed to writings in several other Mexican newspapers during the Revolution. She participated in a group called, "Las Hijas del Anáhuac" and was known as Juana "La Progresista." Image source: Wikipedia.
Attribution:
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mexican-revolution-and-the-united-states/individual-women.html
Date:
04-08-2020
Exhibit Tags:
Mexican Revolution, women, and Vesper