Gwendolyn Brooks By rianne2017 Jun 7, 1917 Gwendolyn Brooks was Born Jan 1, 1924 Gwendolyn Brooks began writing Jan 1, 1933 Langston Hughes and James Weldon told Gwendolyn Brooks to pursue writing Jan 1, 1934 Gwendolyn Brooks graduated from Englewood High School Jan 1, 1936 Gwendolyn Brooks graduated from Wilson Junior College Jan 1, 1939 Gwendolyn Brooks got married to Henry Lowington Blakely Jr. Oct 10, 1940 Gwendolyn Brooks had her first son Period: Aug 12, 1945 to Jun 26, 1949 Publishing Jan 1, 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize Jan 1, 1951 Gwendolyn Brooks had her first daughter Period: Feb 3, 1953 to Aug 29, 1968 Publishing Mar 1, 1969 Named the Poet Laureate of Illinois Period: Oct 30, 1970 to Mar 20, 1981 Publsihing May 1, 1985 Appointed as a Consultant in Library of Congress Period: Dec 28, 1986 to Mar 25, 1988 Publishing May 1, 1988 Inducted into Woman's Hall of Fame Aug 1, 1989 Honored with Senior Fellowship in Literature by the National Endowment for the Arts Dec 1, 1994 Medal for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters by the National Book Foundation Dec 1, 1994 Jefferson Lecturer from the National Endowment for the Humanities Lifetime Achievement Award May 1, 1995 National Medal of Art May 1, 1997 Lincoln Laureate Award May 1, 1998 International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent Dec 3, 2000 Gwendolyn Brooks died
