In the 19th century the Spanish came down to Mesoamerica due to political conflicts like Napoleon taking over many countries in Europe. The pressure he put on countries lead Spain to go down to Mesoamerica and when they got there the people, in their eyes, were barbaric animals that need to be shown the proper way to live. As a result, the Spanish took over because they had a stronger army than the Natives. With their newfound land they set up a class system unique to Mesoamerica. They had the Pure Bloods on top or the Spanish raised nobles who moved to Mesoamerica and had control over it. Next it was the creoles who were children of the Pure Bloods, but born in Mesoamerica, next they had the Mestizo who were children of mixed parents, Spanish
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Feminism is when women advocate for their rights and women in these countries were advocating mainly for voting rights but more importantly they were advocating that woman can do what men do and should be socially allowed to participate in things like political affairs. In document 1 the Mexican minister of public education, Justo Sierra, wrote to a magazine called The Mexican Women and stated, “The educated women will be truly dedicated to the home.” In this statement he drives home the point that he believes women deserve an education, but he doesn’t believe women should work outside the house. He believes that women shouldn’t have to worry about political affairs and that was the job of the man. (D#1). In document 5, which is a picture of Mexican ladies holding guns because they are soldiers, the notion that women should stay at home is undermined. Having woman be soldiers and fight for a side during the Mexican revolution is revolutionary because most men back then agreed woman should stay out of the job affairs of men but now women challenge that notion with them doing a job that is considered a job done by men because it’s the duty of men to protect. (D#5). The male patriarchal system in places like Mexico set a precedent for how their country would be run, when you have males only in leadership roles women get repressed because men develop the ideology that because our leader is male the more important tasks should be done by males.
In the 20th the ideology of only men allowed to do important jobs was challenged by woman who stood up and decided change needed to happen. Women who decided to stand up and rally against the social norms of that time in Latin America were called out as communists by their governments and left on their own. Yet they still spoke for equal rights and equality and these outcries changed the political scene in these countries in their
Feminism is when women advocate for their rights and women in these countries were advocating mainly for voting rights but more importantly they were advocating that woman can do what men do and should be socially allowed to participate in things like political affairs. In document 1 the Mexican minister of public education, Justo Sierra, wrote to a magazine called The Mexican Women and stated, “The educated women will be truly dedicated to the home.” In this statement he drives home the point that he believes women deserve an education, but he doesn’t believe women should work outside the house. He believes that women shouldn’t have to worry about political affairs and that was the job of the man. (D#1). In document 5, which is a picture of Mexican ladies holding guns because they are soldiers, the notion that women should stay at home is undermined. Having woman be soldiers and fight for a side during the Mexican revolution is revolutionary because most men back then agreed woman should stay out of the job affairs of men but now women challenge that notion with them doing a job that is considered a job done by men because it’s the duty of men to protect. (D#5). The male patriarchal system in places like Mexico set a precedent for how their country would be run, when you have males only in leadership roles women get repressed because men develop the ideology that because our leader is male the more important tasks should be done by males.
In the 20th the ideology of only men allowed to do important jobs was challenged by woman who stood up and decided change needed to happen. Women who decided to stand up and rally against the social norms of that time in Latin America were called out as communists by their governments and left on their own. Yet they still spoke for equal rights and equality and these outcries changed the political scene in these countries in their