Gloria E. Anzaldúa was a poet, writer, and feminist theorist born in Harlingen, Texas. She earned her BA from the University of Texas-Pan American and her MA from the University of Texas at Austin. Her works are considered groundbreaking in cultural, feminist, and queer theories, particularly her book Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987) and her essay “La Prieta.”
Information from the Poetry Foundation.