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Venustiano Carranza and the Constitutionalist Army
Image of Venustiano Carranza and the Constitutionalist Army of Mexico. Caption on image: "El primer jefe del Ejército Constitucionalista, en Cananea. No 67. Abitia." Inscription on back: "Continuándose el movimiento de una manera prodigiosa. En estos días se emprenderá el avance hacia el centro de la República. Todo camina perfectamente. El General Obregón ya se está movilizando con bastantes fuerzas. Muy pronto tendré el gusto de saludarlo personalmente. Favor de escribirme. Nogales a 11 de XXX de 1914."Tags activistas; activists; Carranza, Venustiano; Constitutionalist Army of Mexico; Cruz Blanca, La; Feminism; Feminismo; first-hand account; HISPANIC Americans; Hispanoamericanos; Historia de Tejas; Latinas; Latinas, Mexican Revolution; Leonor Villegas de Magnón; Mexican Revolution; Mexicoamericanos; Nurses; TEXAS -
Typed Documentation of Payments to Volunteers of La Cruz Blanca from the Register/Ledger
Typed documentation of payments to volunteers of La Cruz Blanca included within the Register/Ledger kept by Leonor Villegas de Magnón -
Telegram from Venustiano Carranza
Telegram to Leonor Villegas de Magnón from Venustiano Carranza arranging a meeting -
Team of Volunteers for La Cruz Blanca
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Original Manuscript of "The Lady was a Rebel" by Leonor Villegas de Magnón
Image of the original manuscript of Leonor Villegas de Magnón's "The Lady was a Rebel," which details her personal account of the Mexican Revolution and her experiences as founder and nurse of La Cruz Blanca. The manuscript was eventually published by Arte Público Press under the title "The Rebel."Tags activistas; activists; Autobiography; Cruz Blanca, La; Feminism; Feminismo; first-hand account; HISPANIC Americans; Hispanoamericanos; Historia de Tejas; Historical Autobiography; Latinas; Latinas, Mexican Revolution; Leonor Villegas de Magnón; Manuscripts; Mexican American Literature; Mexican Revolution; Mexicoamericanos; Nurses; TEXAS; The Lady Was a Rebel -
Nurses from La Cruz Blanca Grieving with Family of Fallen Soldier
Leonor Villegas de Magnón at far left and nurses from La Cruz Blanca grieving with the family of a fallen soldier during the Mexican Revolution at El Panteon de Saucito, San Luis Potosi, Mexico -
Newspaper Clipping Identifying Leonor Villegas de Magnón as the President of La Cruz Blanca and a Mexican Revolution Veteran
Newspaper clipping identifying Leonor Villegas de Magnón as the President of La Cruz Blanca and a Mexican Revolution veteran found within the register ledger of La Cruz Blanca. -
Lily Long, Dr. Rodríguez, Leonor Villegas de Magnón, Venustiano Carranza, and General Gregorio Osuna
Group photo. From left to right: Lily Long, Dr. Rodríguez, Leonor Villegas de Magnón, Venustiano Carranza, General Gregorio Osuna, 1913Tags activistas; activists; Carranza, Venustiano; Cruz Blanca, La; Feminism; Feminismo; first-hand account; HISPANIC Americans; Hispanoamericanos; Historia de Tejas; Latinas; Latinas, Mexican Revolution; Leonor Villegas de Magnón; Long, Lily; Mexican Revolution; Mexicoamericanos; Nurses; Osuna, Gregorio; TEXAS -
Letter from Venustiano Carranza to General Pablo Gonzalez, dated April 1914
Letter from Venustiano Carranza to General Pablo Gonzalez informing him that La Cruz Blanca members will he heading out to Chihuahua to help with those injured in the Torreón. -
Letter from Beth Day to Leonor Grubbs, dated April 11, 1958
Letter from Beth Day to Leonor Grubbs (daughter of Leonor Villegas de Magnón) in which she graciously explains she has not found a publisher or interested party for Magnón's manuscript.Tags activistas; activists; Autobiography; Cruz Blanca, La; Feminism; Feminismo; first-hand account; HISPANIC Americans; Hispanoamericanos; Historia de Tejas; Historical Autobiography; La Rebelde; Latinas; Latinas, Mexican Revolution; Leonor Villegas de Magnón; Manuscripts; Mexican Revolution; Mexicoamericanos; Nurses; TEXAS; The Lady Was a Rebel