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Zapatista

Adventures in Feministory: Comandante Ramona

History post by Nicole Morales on May 23, 2011 - 10:47am; tagged Chiapas, Comandante Ramona, EZLN, Mexico, The Petite Warrior, Zapatista.
Logo reads Adventures in Feministory in scripty red font. A silhouette of a woman holding a protest sign is on the right and a silhouette of a woman with a lasso is on the left

Comandante Ramona was an influential member of the Zapatista Army or Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) in Chiapas, Mexico. Dubbed "The Petite Warrior," she led the Zapatistas' initial uprising against the Mexican government, leading to to the Zapatista rebellion and the revolution of indigenous women’s rights throughout Mexico.

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