Gloria E. Anzaldua was a famous Chicana writer born on 1942 in Rio de Grande Valley of South Texas. Anzaldua was the oldest of four children, and at a young age she lost her father, so she had to help out her family by working out as a migrant worker in the fields. Gloria was passionate about reading, and just at age nine she learned to speak English. Since then, she fell in love with books because it allowed her to transport to a different world, different from her culture. After high school, Anzaldua earned a bachelor's degree in English, art, and secondary education at Pan American University in Edinburg, Texas in 1969. Gloria was the first openly lesbian Chicana author who wrote about her early years, and experiences she faced due to her being part of the LGBT community. She was able to write autobiographies, scholarly research, poetry, and folk tales. “Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to Third World Woman” is a speech towards society, especially women of color, to encourage them to write and not be afraid to express their feelings against society’s labels and assumptions towards them. She is conveying the idea that women should write with their body, and connecting her ideas to other women like herself. Anzaldua’s idea of writing with their body refers to women pouring out their souls in order for the world to see and feel; bringing a community of embraced people.
