1936-09: (Ancestral Assessment: Perez Anticipating That the Journey with Her Niece to the Citadelle and Through Life Would Be One of Enlightenment, Her Enthu…

1936-09: (Ancestral Assessment: Perez Anticipating That the Journey with Her Niece to the Citadelle and Through Life Would Be One of Enlightenment, Her Enthusiasm Not Being a Calling into the Euphoria of National Mythology, Her Hope That Future Generations Would Be on a Quest for an Ancestral Assessment (“What Have We Done Since?”) and an Expanded Application of Revolutionary Ideas, the Front Cover of the September Issue Imploring “More Light!”): Perez anticipated that the journey with her niece to the Citadelle (and through life) would be one of enlightenment. Her enthusiasm was not a calling into the euphoria of national mythology. Rather she hoped that future generations would be on a quest for an ancestral assessment (what have we done since?) and an expanded application of revolutionary ideas. As the words on the front cover of the September issue implored, Perez wanted more light. The revolutionary past was a standard against which the present must be measured and found wanting.