# data[].attributes.body
Natalia Baquedano Hurtado was a pioneer for photography in Mexico. She was one of the first women to open a photography studio in Mexico. Much of her portraits and compositions were playful and different from the typical photography of her time.

# data[].attributes.body
Isabel Villaseñor, Untitled (1934), xylography, 7 3/8" x 5 3/4"
Isabel Villaseñor made this piece the same year she expirienced the tragic death of her infant son. Much of Isabel's work is based on the personal life of women.

# data[].attributes.body
Aurora Reyes, Women of war (1937), oil on canvas
Aurora Reyes was rebellious and politically active artist . She fought for various causes like women's right to vote and their right to hold elected civil posts.

# data[].attributes.body
Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas (Las dos Fridas), 1939, oil on canvas, 67-11/16 x 67-11/16″
Frida Kahlo is one of the most famous female artist of our time. In this painting, we see two versions of Frida, connected by veins. Many of her paintings focus on her identity as a women, her struggle with her chronic medical issues and pain, and Mexican society. Her work was crucial to bringing attention to artist in Latin American on a global scale.

# data[].attributes.body
María Izquierdo, Mis sobrinas [My nieces], 1940, oil on canvas, 139.8 x 99.8 cm
María Izquierdo's aimed to showcase mexican culture and Mexican women. She had to fight for respect among a the male-dominated art scene in Mexico. She believed family was important and valued her tradition role as a women in a family unit. In this painting, she is accomapanied by her two nieces.

# data[].attributes.body
Circus girl, from 'Titeres Populares Mexicanos' 1946,  Etching; proof Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (14 × 19.3 cm)
Plate: 3 9/16 × 5 9/16 in. (9 × 14.1 cm)
Lola Cueta was a Mexican painter, printmaker, puppet designer and puppeteer. She was one of the first female students at the Academy of San Carlos. She is best known for her work in children’s theatre

# data[].attributes.body
Lola Álvarez Bravo, De Generación en Generación, ca. 1950; Gelatin silver print, 18 3/4 x 14 in.
Lola Álvarez Bravo was a photographer and an prominent figure in the Mexico art scene. She worked alongside her husband Manuel Álvarez Bravo, another important figure. The two eventually seperated as Lola choose to work independently. Her work focuses on the mundan and ordianry aspects of life. This photograph depicts a woman holding her young girl. The young girl looks at the viewer with a serious face.

# data[].attributes.body
Our Lady of the Iguanas, Juchitán,Gelatin silver 8 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (22.2 x 15.6 cm) sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm) 1979
Graciela Iturbide's most prominent photography showcases the ordinary life of many different indiginous cultures in Mexico. This photograph depicts an indigenous woman from Juchitan with iguanas covering her head. It is a powerful symbol of indigenous women and the hardship and injustices they have to overcome.

# data[].attributes.body
TERESA MARGOLLES - Ya basta hijos de puta Text carved in the wall
Much of Teresa Margolles works revolves around death, violence,  political corruption and social exclusion. She gives new life and meaning to victims and calls attention to the violence in her home country.
The work below reads "Ya basta hijos de puta", a message that was written on the body of a decapitated woman found in Tijuana.

# data[].attributes.body
Reactivation of The Clothesline by Mónica Mayer in the Contemporary Art University Museum, Mexico City, May 2016
Much of Mónica Mayer's work revolves around her identity of being a women and a feminist. The clothesline was first created by her in 1979. "She invited visitors to hang up small sheets of paper on which they had completed the phrase "As a woman, the thing I detest most about the city is..." in order to encourage a dialogue about the violence experienced by women in public spaces." -https://hammer.ucla.edu/
The Clothesline has been revived multiple times. The version below is from 2016 in Mexico City.