  The relationship between literature and philosophy has been explored as part of the Latin American philosophical tradition. For instance, one position holds that the Latin American literary tradition of essay writing contains insights that can ameliorate the troubles of Latin American philosophy at large (Pereda 2006: 196). Nevertheless, the points of literary departure for many Latin American philosophers are seldom women, although Latin American women in the middle of the 20th century wrote amply about their identities in relationship to gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality (Gargallo 2004: 97). It is important to appreciate that not all women’s writing during this time pushed for social change. Some narratives played into patriarchy and machismo, forced marriage, and social isolation. At the same time, some women presented narratives that exposed doubts and resistances to the patriarchal ordering of the world (Gargallo 2004: 97). Unfortunately, women writers of this time are often folded into literary traditions, hindering their recognition as thinkers and theorists. One notable example is Rosario Castellanos of Mexico.