Muna Lee
Author
1895 – 1965
Who was Muna Lee?
Muna Lee was an American poet, author, and activist, who first became known and widely published as a lyric poet in the early 20th century. She also was known for her writings that promoted Pan-Americanism and feminism. She translated and published in Poetry a 1925 landmark anthology of Latin American poets, and continued to translate from poetry in Spanish.
A legal resident of Puerto Rico from 1920 to her death, she was an activist in the 1920s and 1930s, working on issues of women's suffrage and equal rights in Puerto Rico and Latin America. Lee worked for more than two decades in cultural affairs for the United States State Department, promoting artistic and literature exchanges between Latin America and the US, as well as other countries.
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- Born
- Jan 29, 1895
Raymond - Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Blue Mountain College
- University of Mississippi
- Lived in
- Mississippi
- Died
- Apr 3, 1965
San Juan
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on July 23, 2013
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