Gilda  Arruda

Gilda Arruda


Gilda Arruda is an author, inspirational speaker, and free-lance writer. She has written five books, including A Boy and his Music, a children’s book based on the life of Joseph Raposo, composer and cofounder of Sesame Street; Amor Proibido-Forbidden Love, a Portuguese historical romance; and Dr. Irving Fradkin-Words to Ignite The American Dream, a book based on the work of Dr. Irving Fradkin and Dollars for Scholars/Scholarship America. She has also written for Sibyl magazine as well as many local and regional newspapers and is a member of VOWW (Voices of Women Worldwide).