Women were active participants in the Mexican Revolution. Lower-class women, especially, filled various roles—such as soldiers, nurses, and cooks—and provided care and supplies to the troops. Such women were known by several names including soldaderas (female soldiers), camp followers, and Adelitas. Popularized through corridos (ballads) and photographs, the Adelita archetype became an allegorical and romanticized icon of the revolution. In this image, Alfredo Zalce honors the soldadera and alludes to her many roles. Here, she tends to the head wound of an injured soldier next to two rifles, one of which may be hers.