This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color

Norma Alarcón (b. 1943), wrote “Chicana’s Feminist Literature: A Re-vision through Malintzin/or Malintzin Putting Flesh Back on the Object.” She is a Chicana writer, born in Mexico and raised in Chicago. At the time of This Bridge’s publication, she was a PhD candidate in Hispanic Literatures, providing intimate knowledge of the ways the oppression of women manifests itself in a Hispanic literary context.

Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua (1942-2004) was an editor for This Bridge. She wrote “Speaking In Tongues” and “La Prieta,” and interviewed Luisah Teish in “O.K. Momma, Who the Hell Am I?”. The daughter of a Spanish American and Native American, she provided her unique perspective having been raised in Texas among fellow fieldworkers, experiencing their discrimination firsthand. She grew up to be an independent scholar, writer, artist, teacher, and “spiritual activist” with a lasting legacy on the fields of feminism, literature, queer studies, and women’s studies. She is known for her style of combining autobiography with cultural theory, and her numerous works span genres such as poetry, philosophical essays, experimental prose, and children’s books.