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SPEAKER_07: Hey, it's Will Friedle.And Sabrina Bryan.And we're the hosts of the new podcast, Magical Rewind.
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SPEAKER_00: Hello.From Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica.Historically, women have been told to make themselves smaller, to diminish themselves.Some have used that idea to their advantage, disappearing into new identities.For others, disappearance was the end to their stories, but the beginning of a new chapter of their legacies. This month, we're telling the stories of these women.We're talking about disappearing acts.Today, we're talking about a woman who rose through the ranks of the rebel army while disguised as a man.Later, after her true identity was uncovered, she slipped away into obscurity, this time as a spy.Meet Petra Herrera.
After staging a coup in 1876, Mexican President Porfirio Diaz led a corrupt government. Elections were a farce and property and capital were only in the hands of the elite.In 1910, rebels across Mexico rose up to fight for their civil liberties.Thus began a bloody civil war that would last 10 years and would have more than a million casualties.During the revolution, women took up arms alongside men. Rebel armies were generally ragtag and decentralized.That opened up much more opportunity for women to break away from traditional gender roles and enter their ranks.They were called soldaderas.There were soldaderas who served as nurses, who cooked and procured food for the troops.And there were also soldaderas who fought.
Some took on male identities, often to avoid sexual harassment or resentment from male counterparts. That is exactly what Petra Herrera did.Each morning, Petra would wake up before dawn and slip into disguise.She put on her pants, her jacket, her boots, and tucked her braids into her hat.She even pretended to shave her imaginary beard stubble for good measure.We don't know much about Petra's life before the war, or why exactly Petra decided to fight in the Mexican Revolution.But we do know she joined Pancho Villa's Villistas in 1913. She went by Pedro and was quickly recognized for her impressive skills and tact.Pedro shot up the ranks.He was well known for his fearlessness and his strategic work blowing up bridges.
When it seemed like Petra had been accepted by the men, she decided to reveal her true identity.She unfurled her braids and announced, I am a woman.At first, nothing changed.Petra was promoted to captain, leading a force of 200 men. In 1914, Petra led 400 women into battle alongside the Villistas during the Second Battle of Torreón.They successfully overtook one of Porfirio Díaz's main military bases.Sometime after, Petra was promoted to colonel.She desperately hoped to rise the ranks to general, but she never got that far. In 1917, Petra was fighting under the command of one of Pancho Villa's opponents, Venustiano Carranza.Despite all their great successes and contributions, he dismissed all female soldiers.
In the army, Petra was overlooked and underestimated.Luckily, those traits would come in handy in her new role. Carranza had dismissed her as a soldier, but that didn't stop her from helping the revolutionary cause.Petra became a spy and started collecting counterintelligence.Petra got a job at a bar in the northern state of Chihuahua.In between shouts of drunken revelry, she gathered secrets.She was at the bar one evening when a group of men confronted her.One took out a pistol and shot Petra three times. She made it to a doctor, but Petra succumbed to her wounds and passed away.Petra's life is shrouded in secrecy and evasion.
As such, many details about her life are unconfirmed.Even so, she's remembered as someone who did it her way and fought against the odds for a better life. All month, we're talking about disappearing acts.For more information, find us on Facebook and Instagram at Womanica Podcast.Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator.Talk to you tomorrow.
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SPEAKER_02: On this episode of Plant Killers, we'll explore one nation's most notorious fruit and vegetable killer, bad dirt.What makes bad dirt so bad?The answer, the ingredients.But fear not, true crime enthusiasts.This story has a happy ending.New Miracle-Gro organic raised bed and garden soil.It's made with quality organic ingredients from upcycled green waste like compost and aged bark.Unlike the other guys who can't say the same.Looks like bad dirt's murdering days are over.Thanks to Miracle-Gro.
Join us next time on Plant Killers.
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