Sandra CisnerosSandra Cisneros

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ChildhoodChildhood

◊ Born 1954◊ Chicago

• 3rd of 7 kids, only girl (Biography)

◊ Was very shy◊ Family moved often

◊ Born 1954◊ Chicago

• 3rd of 7 kids, only girl (Biography)

◊ Was very shy◊ Family moved often

SchoolingSchooling

◊ Mexican Parents believed in value of education◊ "My father's hands are thick and yellow,"

Cisneros wrote in Glamour magazine, "stubbed by a history of hammer and nails and twine and coils and springs. 'Use this' my father said, tapping his head,'not this' showing us those hands.”

◊ All siblings had library cards◊ Got bad grades because of shyness◊ Encouraged to share writing in 10th grade (Gale)

◊ Mexican Parents believed in value of education◊ "My father's hands are thick and yellow,"

Cisneros wrote in Glamour magazine, "stubbed by a history of hammer and nails and twine and coils and springs. 'Use this' my father said, tapping his head,'not this' showing us those hands.”

◊ All siblings had library cards◊ Got bad grades because of shyness◊ Encouraged to share writing in 10th grade (Gale)

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Higher EducationHigher Education

◊ Graduated from Loyola University in Chicago

◊ Father wanted her to find a husband• She found love of writing

◊ Attended Iowa’s Writers Workshop (Gale)• VERY Prestigious

◊ Graduated from Loyola University in Chicago

◊ Father wanted her to find a husband• She found love of writing

◊ Attended Iowa’s Writers Workshop (Gale)• VERY Prestigious

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WorksWorks

◊ The House on Mango Street - 1984• Her break out success• About Esperanza, a girl modeled after

Cisneros• Uses Cisneros’s Mexican American

Heritage

◊ My Wicked, Wicked Ways (Gale)• Poetry

◊ The House on Mango Street - 1984• Her break out success• About Esperanza, a girl modeled after

Cisneros• Uses Cisneros’s Mexican American

Heritage

◊ My Wicked, Wicked Ways (Gale)• Poetry

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More WorksMore Works

◊ Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories• Short stories

◊ Carmelo 2002 (Cisneros 112)• First novel since The House on Mango

Street

◊ Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories• Short stories

◊ Carmelo 2002 (Cisneros 112)• First novel since The House on Mango

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AwardsAwards

◊ MacArthur Fellowship

◊ First Chicana to sign major publishing contract• Random House (Gale)

◊ MacArthur Fellowship

◊ First Chicana to sign major publishing contract• Random House (Gale)

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Fun InfoFun Info

◊ Cisneros painted her house blue

◊ Texas Historical Society objected & filed lawsuit

◊ Eventually the house faded to lavender (Gale)

◊ Cisneros painted her house blue

◊ Texas Historical Society objected & filed lawsuit

◊ Eventually the house faded to lavender (Gale)

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FamilyFamily

◊ “She is nobody’s mother and nobody’s wife.” (Cisneros 111)

◊ “She is nobody’s mother and nobody’s wife.” (Cisneros 111)