Aztec women embarked on several defining moments regarding work, gender, class, symbolism, and political power in the history and culture of Aztec Mexico . Aztec women's roles were unfairly marginalized. Their contributions to professional activities, economics, government, and influencing growth and development were grossly misleading in ethnohistorical records. Additionally, variations in Aztec women's cooking and weaving revolutionized the genre. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. However, what words are contained in the Codex Mensoza 1964, Lám (Brumfiel 1991:224) and, more importantly, what influential role did Spanish heritage have in the artifacts? These degrees were offered as a form of determining the productive activities of Aztec women in Mexico. However, Bromfiel paints a different picture of Aztec women. In these sketches, Brumfiel draws our attention to the context in which women carry out their “productive activities”. (Brumfiel 1991: 224) At first glance, these images depict Aztec women. However, after careful examination of the photos, I noticed several strange findings. In the first two portraits, the two weaving instruments seem linked to Roman and/or Spanish columns (to my untrained eye). In the last two illustrations, I observed "productive activities" (Brumfiel 1991: 224) related to cooking, in what appears to be a non-traditional work environment that does not correspond to "productive activities" (Brumfiel 1991: 224). ) women of that time. One appears to be working in a luxurious bedroom while the other appears to be overlooking the mountains from his balcony. Although these tasks were performed in a residential setting, the images fail to emphasize the medium of the paper (kneeling) and the daily rituals of weaving and cooking symbolized the power of Aztec women. Additionally, the power of a god was only bestowed upon them when they were depicted with armor. Women spent long days on their knees carrying out their tasks. The ritual of kneeling before the gods was sought to be a higher state. For example, I found it very interesting how these women were associated with religion in carrying out their daily tasks but had to replace their skilled tools with military instruments. Aztec women were just as capable as the men. I think women, to a greater degree, were more accomplished in systematic work and expert in aphnology. In my opinion, this was the backbone of the Aztecs' livelihood. In fact, these women were equals to the Aztec rulers who ruled these lands. Works Cited Brumfiel 1991 McCafferty 2009