Gwendolyn as First Name

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks: was an African-American poet.

Gwendolyn B Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: African/American
Gwendolyn B Bennett: was an African American writer who contributed greatly to Opportunity, which chronicled cultural advancements in Harlem. Though often overlooked, she herself made considerable accomplishments in poetry and prose. She is perhaps best known for her short story, "Wedding Day", which was published in the first issue of Fire, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Wallace Thurman's radical 1926 periodical.

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