Dr. Gwendolyn Marshall
Gwendolyn Marshall (she/her) is the Executive Director of Hydrostone Academy, a pre-K to Grade 12 school based on mindfulness, outdoor education, community, the arts, and culturally sustaining academics.Gwen is also a tenured philosophy professor at Florida International University. In her 20-year academic career in higher education, she has taught at Dartmouth College, Wellesley College, and Florida International University in Miami, publishing books and articles on metaphysics and mind in 17th C. Europe, with a focus on Spinoza, Cavendish, and women authors.In addition, she is an independent author and game designer, working on products that challenge and supplement D&D, like her ENnie Winning best seller, Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, and dozens of other titles. With her partner Helena Real, she formed Cinder & Chrysalis, developing indie games using OSR and PbtA systems and principles, to explore queer identity, chosen family, and classic adventuring themes.Gwen is also a trans lesbian into SF/F, games, art, coffee, & music (esp. punk), and a mom of two teen boys. She is committed to a free Palestine, black lives mattering, anti-capitalism, and trans rights now. She will not obey in advance.
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