LAS SOLDADERAS: WOMEN WARRIIORS OF MEXICO

Imagine you are a twelve year old girl and a group of armed bandits bust down the door of your home, screaming and shoving you to the floor where they kick and beat you. Can you imagine the terror you would feel? Would you cry? Would you beg for your life? If you were Luna Sanchez, the heroine of this story, you would remain silent and prepare to die. During the Mexican Revolution, many young women lived through this very horror. Many of these women fought for freedom, filling every function in the society of revolution. This is their story.