Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal
Category
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences > Humanities > History > Latin American History
Received
January 11, 2023
Accepted
June 14, 2023
Published
June 15, 2023
Copyright
Articles in Spectra are freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which allows others to re-use the work without permission as long as the work is properly cited.
Data Availability Statement
The author of this article confirms that all included sources are fully available without restrictions.
Conflicts of Interest
The author declares that no conflicts of interest exist.
Ethical Considerations
This study involved diligent analysis of written works from the present and the past. Thus, no animal or human subjects were used.
Funding
This study was funded by the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Abstract
Recent scholarship on the Magonista movement centers around the actions of the male leadership, without fully exploring their acceptance of women’s involvement. In fact, Mexican women, through this intelligentsia movement, were able to challenge social expectations and fully participate in political activism during the Mexican Revolution. As a result, Mexican women understood their political power, and were motivated to create radical movements of their own. In the end, Mexican women practiced a feminism that was concerned with multiple issues that impacted Mexican communities on both sides of the U.S-Mexico border. In this work, I closely analyzed contemporary speeches, correspondence and newspaper articles that have shown the Magonistas’ views on women and the women’s perceptions of themselves as revolutionaries. In essence, my work closely follows the theory of Feminism Transfronterizo, which connects the Mexican women's notion of feminism with their activism against racial discrimination and U.S imperialism, and their involvement in labor organizing. Overall, my work shows that Magonista ideals taught women to fight for their communities experiencing institutional oppressions. Additionally, the Magonistas' support and invitation for women, reinforced the idea of women’s worth as individuals and their potential for leadership. Thus, my work demonstrates that the Magonistas' vision for a more egalitarian society became universalistic with the inclusion of women. More importantly, Mexican women’s participation in the Magonista movement expanded their perceptions of feminism.
Keywords
Magonistas, Mexican Women, Magonismo, Feminismo Transfronterizo
Submission Type
Thesis-based research article
Recommended Citation
Lozoya, N. (2023). A vision without borders: Magonismo and Mexican women. Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal, 3(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.9741/2766-7227.1023
