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Telegram from Venustiano Carranza
Telegram to Leonor Villegas de Magnón from Venustiano Carranza arranging a meeting -
La Cruz Blanca de Laredo, Texas Cover
Cover for La Cruz Blanca de Laredo Texas, created by Guillermo Martinez Celis -
La Cruz Blanca, José Ugarte, and Editor of El Progreso
Photograph of a group of the first Cruz Blanca nurses and two editors of El Progreso; from Left to right the nurses are, Margarita Alonso, Elvira Idár, Panchita Ruiz, Angelita Esparza, Leonor Villegas de Magnón, Catalina Guervara, Nena Magnón (Leonor Grubbs), José Ugarte, and editor of El Progreso. -
Leonor Villegas de Magnón and Aracelito García Posing with La Cruz Blanca Flag
Leonor Villegas de Magnón and Aracelito García posing with La Cruz Blanca flag -
Team of Volunteers for La Cruz Blanca
Image of a team of volunteers for La Cruz Blanca -
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 -
Leonor Villegas de Magnón in Front of Mirror
Image of Leonor Villegas de Magnón in front of mirror, 1895 -
Book cover of La Rebelde by Leonor Villegas de Magnón
Book cover for La Rebelde, an autobiographical account of Leonor Villegas de Magnón's experiences as a nurse during the Mexican Revolution. This original and Spanish version was first published by Arte Publico Press in 2004.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; Mexican American Literature; Mexican Revolution; Mexicoamericanos; Nurses; TEXAS -
Cover of The Rebel by Leonor Villegas de Magnón, published by Arte Público Press
Image of the book cover for The Rebel, an autobiographical account of Leonor Villegas de Magnón's experiences as a nurse during the Mexican Revolution in the U.S.-Mexico border region. This is the English version of her original account in Spanish and was first published in 1994 by Arte Público Press.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; Mexican American Literature; Mexican Revolution; Mexicoamericanos; Nurses; TEXAS; The Lady Was a Rebel -
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