article_snippet.sent: Manning's profile picture is a sketch done of her since her began living as a woman .
article_snippet.sent: Chelsea Manning, the US Army solider who was convicted of leaking thousands of secret diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, has begun tweeting from behind bars at Leavenworth military prison in Kansas.
article_snippet.sent: Manning sent out 15 tweets on Friday afternoon - mostly to thank her supporters, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International and journalist Glenn Greenwald.
article_snippet.sent: The 27-year-old is serving a 35-year sentence for espionage and computer fraud after being convicted in 2013 for leaking a slew of military documents and thousands of military cables that her had access to as an Arm intelligence analyst.
article_snippet.sent: Tweeting out: Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Bradly, has started a Twitter account from prison in Kansas, where her is serving 35 years for espionage .
article_snippet.sent: Manning, who was born Bradley but has begun living as a woman since going to prison, maintains a deeply divided place in public opinion - with some regarding him as a whistle-blower an a hero and others regarding her actions as traitorous and damaging to American security.
article_snippet.sent: Chelsea Manning is now living as a woman and is working to transition a woman gender from male to female.
article_snippet.sent: At right, Chelsea Manning is pictures at her trial as her was living as Bradley .
article_snippet.sent: Manning thanked journalist Glenn Greenwald and Amnesty International