Among the ashes traces of our roots glow like live coals il… - Gloria E. Anzaldúa

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Among the ashes traces of our roots glow like live coals illuminating our past, giving us sustenance for the present and guidance for the future.

Gloria E. Anzaldúa

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Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa (September 26, 1942 – May 15, 2004) was a Chicana lesbian feminist scholar of Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory. She loosely based her best-known book, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, on her life growing up on the Mexico–Texas border and incorporated her lifelong experiences of social and cultural marginalization into her work.

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Alternative Names: Gloria E. Anzaldua • Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa

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