Frida and Feminism

Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón, was a Mexican painter and one of the most famous and remembered women artists.

Her artistic work used to be about her own life and experiences. She painted more or less 200 works, most of them was self-portraits where she exposed her own suffering and the difficulties she had to face to live. It’s evident the importance of Mexican culture in her work, especially Mexican folk art and indigenous tradition had influenced many of her paintings. She is celebrated internationally as a symbol of Mexican and indigenous traditions.

But Frida is not only remembered by her artistic work, many people have her as a feminist icon. But why Frida is considered by many an icon of feminism?