The story of Valentina Ramírez Avitia (1893-1979) has been told and retold in ways that reveal more about contemporary desires for revolutionary heroines than about the actual experiences of women who fought in the Mexican Revolution. Known as “La Valentina” and more recently as “the Mexican Mulan,” Ramírez has been commemorated in corridos, films, and … Continue reading Valentina Ramírez Avitia: Heroic Myth and Tragic Reality