Frida Kahlo
...astically. Literacy campaigns were initiated, women integrated into the school system, and libraries were set up. The country also started looking proudly to its native roots, and a program of deliberate cultural reconstruction was established. The country’s marvelous archaeological history was being revealed in excavations, and indigenous arts and crafts of all regions gained new attention. Frida was known as a "daughter of the revolution". On September 17, 1925, Frida was involved in a terrible streetcar accident. A description of the wounds she suffered was compiled by her doctor: "Fracture of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae; pelvic fractures; fracture of the right foot; dislocation of the left elbow; deep abdominal wound produced by a metal rod entering through the left hip and exiting through the genitals. Acute peritonitis; cystitis with drainage for several days." Doctors said she would never walk again. While confined to her bed for nearly two years, Frida began to paint using a small lap easel her mother had ordered for her. Overhead, in the canopy of her bed, she positioned a mirror so she could use her reflection as a subject. Frida suffered grim periods of relapse, questionable medical treatments, a long series of confining plaster and metal corsets, and nunmerous operations. The backwardness of medical technology at that time in Mexico resulted in some grotesque therapy. Although Frida was finally able to walk again, pain and suffering had become second mature to her. Frida married Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera, on August 21, 1929. Diego had been married twice before and had several children. He was known for being a womanizer and admitted that he could not be faithful to only one woman. Many were struck by the incongruity of the petite, young Frida marrying the overweight, middle-aged artist. Frida knew that Diego was unfaithful to her. She excused his short-lived and casual affairs by saying, "How would I be able to love someone who wasn't attractive to other women?" However, Diego crossed the line when he had an affair with Frida's sister, Cristina. Cristina was Frida's dearest family member and best friend. The affair was too much for Frida. She tried living an independent life. She traveled to Mexico City and New York. She painted some of her most famous paintings during the time she separated herself from Diego. She established herself in the art community as a successful and talented painter. Her paintings began to sell, one of her self-portraits was even purchased by The Louvre. She met and socialized with other famous painters of her time such as Pablo Picas...