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My Work Log
While looking through the article I noticed that there was little information regarding the topic. After reading the talk page, I learned that most of the content was removed from the article because of copyright violations. I wanted to add more information about the history behind the revolutions that have occurred throughout the history of Mexico. I also wanted to include information about the social changes that happened because of the revolution. Due to the small amount of information in the article, there isn’t many sources provided. This will be an interesting topic to research, and learn more about.

October 6: I read through my sources, and took notes on the topic I wanted to focus on. The topic of the article I wanted to focus on was gender ideals during and after the revolution in Mexico. (30 minutes) I then wrote a section for the article regarding the roles women had in the revolution. (30 minutes) I also revised my own writing to the best of my ability. (30 minutes)

October 19: Read sources and took notes. (90 minutes). Revised the article and added more information to the article (60 minutes)

October 27: Read sources and took notes. (60 minutes). Added more information to the article. (60 minutes)

November 3: Edited the article and moved writing to the main article.

The Revolution's Affect on Gender
The revolution that occurred during 1910 greatly affected gender roles present in Mexico. However, it continued to create a strict ranking among genders. Even though, both men and women were involved in the revolution. Women were involved by promoting political reform as well as enlisting in the military. Women who were involved in political reform would create reports that outlined the changes people wanted to see in their area. This type of activism was seen inside and outside of the cities. Women not only took political action, but they also enlisted in the military and became teachers. They would do this in order to contribute to the change they wanted to see after the revolution. During the revolution women were seen as prizes by many men involved in the military. Being involved in the military gave men a greater sense of superiority over women, which gave women the connotation of being a prize. This idea often lead to violence against women which increased during this time. After the revolution the ideas women contributed to the revolution were put on hold for many years. Women would often times promote the idea of establishing a greater justice system as well as creating ideals surrounded by democracy. The revolution caused many people to further reinstate the idea that women were meant to be taking care of the household. Women were also put in the lower part of the social class because of this idea.

What Became of the Female Soldiers During the Revolution
Often times women who had been discarded by their families would join the military. Being involved in the military would lead to scrutiny amongst some male participants. In order to avoid sexual abuse many women would make themselves appear more masculine. They would also dress more masculine in order to gain more experience with handling weapons, and learning more about military jobs.

María de Jesús González
An example of this is presented by María de Jesús González who was a secret agent involved in the Carranza’s army. She would, often times, present herself as a man in order to complete certain tasks assigned to her. After she completed these tasks she would return to her feminine appearance.

Rosa Bodilla
Rosa Bodilla, however, maintained her feminine appearance throughout her military career. She joined the Zapata’s military with her husband. When he died, she was given his title, which became “Coronela Rosa Bobadila vied de Casas.” In translation to English, her title was “Colonel Rosa Bobadilla, widow of Casas.” She gave orders to men while continuing to dress as a female.

Amelia/o Robles
Amelio/a Robles was a deviation from the brief presentation of identifying masculine. After the revolution he continued to look like, and identify as a male for the rest of his life. Amelia Robles abandoned her home in order to join the Zapata military. Throughout the war she began to assume a more masculine identity. After the war he did not return to his female appearance like others had. He carried on with his life as Amelio Robles, and remained to look as well as act masculine. He reestablished himself into the community as a male, and was recognized as a male on his military documents.

Historical Background
The first crucial revolution during the 20th century was the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican Revolution drove many Mexicans to migrate to America. This greatly affected many Mexican Americans as well as the United States. Around 1 million legal migrants entered the United States throughout the revolution along with many other undocumented migrants. This occurred four years before the introduction of a patrol between the borders. The constitution created in 1917, in response to the revolution, established limits on the period of time politicians could be in power. The Constitution also included labor reform laws that covered 8 hour workdays, abolished child labor, and established equal pay.

Heather's Comments
10/2- This is a good start. So you'll focus on improving sources (copywrite violations)? Books from Butte.edu/library should help with your search for more history. If you're stuck finding books, reach out to Rachel, our librarian, through Inbox in Canvas. Please update work log weekly! Great work!

10/15- What a terrific source you found ("Mexican Revolution and Sexuality")! I made some revisions in bold above. Happy to look at another draft for you. Note that citations should be throughout the paragraph and be as specific about "rights" and statistics about domestic violence (if available) as you can be. What other specific social changes happened during and after the revolution? Can you add those? Keep making changes here and updating your worklog.

10/25- Good work! Please bold all the changes you make to the article here on your Sandbox so I can give you feedback. Add references as needed using the "Cite tool on the toolbar, okay?