In Memoriam: Gloria Anzaldúa

Died May 15, 2004, Santa Cruz, CA

Today, the Best American Essays newsletter remembers activist and author Gloria Anzaldúa (born September 26, 1942) on the 21st anniversary of her death. For more about Anzaldúa, see the post celebrating her birthday.

Visit her virtual altar, a space where you can view ofrendas left for her, or leave your own.

See Also:

Read “I Once Asked Tejana Author Gloria Anzaldúa for Advice. Nearly 30 Years Later, I Visited Her Grave to Thank Her,” by Erasmo Guerra, Texas Highways, 2023.

Read this in-depth interview by Debbie Blake and Carmen Abrego, n.d..

View this lecture by Anzaldúa at Oregon State University, 2003.