natividad was born in 1948 in the philippines. in natividad’s early life, she and her family spent a lot of time moving. she traveled to japan, iran, greece, and india and learned many languages, including spanish, french, tagalong, farsi, italian and greek. by traveling, she saw how women were treated all over. her mother never had a job because she was not allowed to work. her mother told her to become a great student so she could get a job, unlike her.