Muna
Munoz Marin
formerly Lee
Born in Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Floyd Lee
and Mary Maud (McWilliams) Lee
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín
— married
1 Jul 1919 (to 15 Nov 1946) [location unknown]
Mother of
Munita (Munoz-Lee) Rosado and Luis Munoz-Lee
Died
at age 70
in San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2023
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Biography
Muna (Lee) Munoz Marin is Notable.
Muna Lee was an American poet, author, and activist, who 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.
Sources
- Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: 810; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0069.
- Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond Assembly District 2, Richmond, New York; Roll: T625_1239; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1607.
- Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 38; Assembly District: 09; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 6.
- Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2342396.
- Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Rio Piedras, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; Roll: m-t0627-04597; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7-3.
- Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1941; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 29; Page Number: 5.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10339083/muna-lee: accessed ), memorial page for Muna Lee (29 Jan 1895–3 Apr 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10339083, citing Cementerio de Santa Maria Magdalena, San Juan, San Juan Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
See Also
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muna_Lee_(writer)
- Lee, M. & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1960) Muna Lee de Muñoz Marín reading her poems in the Recording Laboratory. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/96702096/.
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/lee-muna-1895-1965.
- https://redi.upr.edu/bitstream/handle/11722/3077/Muna%20Lee%20de%20Mu%C3%B1oz%20Mar%C3%ADn%20Oklahoma%20Club%20Woman%27s%20Magazine%201931.pdf
Books Authored
- Death Follows a Formula (1935)
- The Sentry Box (1936)
- Murder at 28:10 (1937)
- Death in the Glass (1938)
- Sinister Crag (1939)
Poetry
- Sea-Change (1923)
- Among 16 translators of works in Anthology of Contemporary Latin-American Poetry (1941)
- Secret Country translated from the Spanish of Jorge Carrera Andrade (1946)
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