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published on August 21, 2025
Sonia Hern¨¢ndez

https://doi.org/10.5840/radphilrev2025819156
¡°Abriendo as¨ª, paso, ?a nueva vida . . . nuevo mundo!¡±
The Revolutionary World of Reynalda Gonz¨¢lez Parra
Co-founder of one of the most radical anarcho-syndicalist organizations in the world during the early twentieth century, Reynalda Gonz¨¢lez Parra was a Mexican woman who left an indelible mark on the world of Mexican labor and politics. Building from Mexican and U.S. archival material, this essay centers the lived experience of Gonz¨¢lez Parra who formed part of a vibrant, activist world in the Gulf of Mexico region during the years leading up to the Mexican Revolution and during the civil war. Her own writings in the small but radically powerful anarchist press with reach across the Atlantic as well as across the international border in the United States point to a new vision for a world where socio-economic inequality would be inexistent. I argue that both her philosophy and actual actions on the ground embodied a kind of anarchism that politicized motherhood from the perspective of radical anarcho-syndicalist ideals¡ªthat is, privileging the labor collective as the main unit of organizing¡ªwhich formed part of the greater impulse of revolution that helped to carve a space for women in radical movements.