The women of the regiment possessed both tremendous bravery and resourcefulness. Due to a limited number of modern airplanes, the women had to fly biplanes that were predominantly used for crop-dusting and training, not aerial combat.
Most of what is known about Petra Herrera begins with her involvement in the Mexican Revolution. She joined the military in her mid-twenties by disguising herself as a man named Pedro Herrera.
In 1986, the people of Soweto, a South African township, mourned a victim of the South African state’s violent crackdown against the anti-apartheid movement.
After her own escape to freedom, Harriet Tubman dedicated her life to the liberation of enslaved African Americans. Become a patron today and gain access to exclusive!
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn’s fierce commitment to working class struggle stemmed from a love of her country and its people. Become a patron today and gain access to exclusive!