Medical Support Soldaderas



elena arizmendi mejia , volunteers of neutral white cross, 1911


an important role women played during mexican revolution s violence nurses. anonymous, , nursed without being part of formal organization or equipment. significant figure elena arizmendi mejia, created neutral white cross when red cross refused treat revolutionary soldiers. arizmendi elite family , knew francisco madero before president. neutral white cross leadership attempted oust leadership when photographed in pose of soldadera or coronela, crossed bandoliers, supposedly joke paramour, josé vasconcelos, later become minister of public education in obregón government.








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