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Mary Maud <I>McWilliams</I> Lee

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Mary Maud McWilliams Lee

Birth
Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Death
18 Nov 1953 (aged 83)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Mary M. McWilliams Lee married Benjamin Floyd Lee July 31, 1891.
Parents of Muna Lee.

Muna Lee (1895-1965) was an important author, feminist, and Pan-Americanist. Mississippian by birth and Puerto Rican by marriage, she helped shape the literary and social landscapes of the Americas during the early 20th century.
In 1918, Muna Lee moved to New York City and began working as a "confidential translator" for the U.S. Secret Service. Muna Lee started her writing career as a celebrated lyric poet and advocate of Latin American literature; she made major contributions to the modern Pan-American literary tradition.
As a feminist leader, Muna Lee made important contributions to the modern women's movement, in particular the struggle for equal rights. She was a founder of the Inter-American Commission of Women. In 1941, she joined the U.S. State Department as an inter-American cultural affairs specialist.

Muna Lee married in 1919 to Luis Muñoz Marín, who later would become the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
Find A Grave Memorial# 10339083
Mary M. McWilliams Lee married Benjamin Floyd Lee July 31, 1891.
Parents of Muna Lee.

Muna Lee (1895-1965) was an important author, feminist, and Pan-Americanist. Mississippian by birth and Puerto Rican by marriage, she helped shape the literary and social landscapes of the Americas during the early 20th century.
In 1918, Muna Lee moved to New York City and began working as a "confidential translator" for the U.S. Secret Service. Muna Lee started her writing career as a celebrated lyric poet and advocate of Latin American literature; she made major contributions to the modern Pan-American literary tradition.
As a feminist leader, Muna Lee made important contributions to the modern women's movement, in particular the struggle for equal rights. She was a founder of the Inter-American Commission of Women. In 1941, she joined the U.S. State Department as an inter-American cultural affairs specialist.

Muna Lee married in 1919 to Luis Muñoz Marín, who later would become the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
Find A Grave Memorial# 10339083


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  • Created by: Pattie
  • Added: Jul 14, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20443726/mary_maud-lee: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Maud McWilliams Lee (8 Sep 1870–18 Nov 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20443726, citing Blue Mountain Cemetery, Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Pattie (contributor 46799227).