History 108 Discussion

I’m studying and need help with a History question to help me learn.

Questions:

1. Explain the complex dynamics of race and the desire by some Cuban families, to be “white”.
2. What were the two obligations of womanhood in the 19th century? Explain how these defining obligations of womanhood were stripped from Loreta Velazquez?
3. How were the women that fought in the Civil War able to pass the medical inspection? What other reasons given in the film reveal how women could infiltrate the military disguised as men.
4. What is the logic behind using women as spies during the Civil War?
5. In her book, how does Loreta’s description of the Civil War conflict with the history of the war being developed at the time? How does this relate to the idea that history is written by those in power?

Rebel Loretta Velasquez