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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
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  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
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  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