Activity 6: Decode the message from Villa
Twist the two halves of the cipher wheel until you can solve the puzzle
There are some clues on the page
You’ve received a sixth token!
Don’t forget to write down the letter on the token - you’ll need it later…
You’ve also received a Famous Woman Badge!
Petra Herrera was a real person!
She joined up to fight in the Mexican Revolution. But women weren’t allowed to fight, so she dressed as a man and called herself Petra Herrera. By the time people found out she was a woman, she was already a great leader and important soldier.
But she got kicked out of the army, so she set up her own brigade of fighting women. She had 400 women in her group - they (and other women who fought in the Revolution) were called Adelitas. Until the end, Pancho Villa refused to acknowledge her skill in fighting and leading.