Contrary to popular belief (and popular culture) women across history and across cultures have done far more than get married, have babies and be the mothers, daughters, sisters or wives of the key players on the world stage. A recent list on Whizzpast of ten lesser-known women revolutionaries is a perfect example, and a lineup that deserves attention from, say, game developers that create fiction around particular historical periods.
Take Petra Herrera, a soldadera (woman soldier) who went into combat in the Mexican revolution.
She established her reputation by demonstrating exemplary leadership (and blowing up bridges) and was able to reveal her gender in time. She participated in the second battle of Torreón on May 30, 1914...
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