Soldaderas, modern girls
and Catholic ladies:
Mexican women 1900–1950

A lunchtime lecture by Patience Schell,
Manchester University
Friday 20 November, 13.15
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Free, booking advised

Images of Mexican women have circulated widely in Mexico and beyond, such as the iconic photograph of a bandolier-clad female solider, intimate picture of Frida Kahlo painting while bedridden, María Felix’s haunting beauty or the smiling female face on Acapulco tourism posters.

Through the lives and images of women both famous and unfamiliar, Patience Schell, Manchester University introduces the stories behind the posters.

In this talk, she juxtaposes these familiar images with the everyday experiences and struggles of Mexican women in the first half of the 20th century. These feminists, Catholic activists, modern girls and rural women lived out their lives amid suffrage debates, the revolution in domestic labour saving devices and greater educational opportunities.

Related to the exhibition:
Revolution on paper: Mexican prints 1910–1960