Gloria Whelan
Biography
Gloria Whelan
Gloria was the daughter of William Rewoldt and Hildegarde Kilwinski Rewoldt, born 1923 in Detroit. She read many books as a girl, sometimes dictated stories that her baby sitter transcribed, and wrote poetry. She edited the high school newspaper.
She earned the bachelor's degree in 1945 and the Master of Social Work in 1948 at the University of Michigan. Also in 1948 she and neurologist Joseph L. Whelan were married. They had two children and lived in the Detroit area where she was employed in social work. During that time she also wrote short stories and poetry.
Gloria Whelan
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