| Summary: | Civic Activist Reverend Gwendolyn Cook Webb was born on February 15, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama. As a young student, Webb participated in The Children's Crusade, marching with hundreds of school students in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2-5, 1963. She later graduated from Western-Jackson Olin High School in 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, becoming a hospital technician. In 1975, Webb joined the Birmingham Police Department as the second black female hired by the law enforcement agency. She worked in the business services unit handling fraudulent financial activity. Webb served as team investigative officer to the City Attorney of Birmingham., as well as serving as security staff member for the mayor of the City of Birmingham. She would later become personal security officer for the mayor and his family. Webb became an ordained minister and also founded the charity and human rights organization, Foot Soldiers International, in 2012.
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