Reynolds, Ruth M., 1916-1989
Variant namesPacifist, organizer, activist, and writer. Born in South Dakota in 1916, Reynolds moved to New York in the early 1940s. In 1943 she met Puerto Rican nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos and became a life long activist for independence and social justice issues in Puerto Rico. She was a co-founder of the American League for Puerto Rican Independence and in 1951 was imprisoned following a nationalist uprising. After her release in 1952 she continued her work on behalf of Albizu Campos and other political prisoners as well as for self-determination for Puerto Rico. Reynolds died in South Dakota in 1989.
From the description of Papers, 1915-1989; bulk: 1944-1983. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155422934
From the description of Papers, 1915-1989; bulk: 1944-1983. (Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos). WorldCat record id: 45593897
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Reynolds, Ruth M., 1916-1989. Papers, 1915-1989; bulk: 1944-1983. | Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos | |
| creatorOf | Reynolds, Ruth M., 1916-1989. Anakreon in Ben Jonson and Robert Herrick. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Reynolds, Ruth M., 1916-1989. Papers, 1915-1989; bulk: 1944-1983. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Albizu Campos, Pedro. | person |
| associatedWith | American League for Puerto Rico's Independence. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American League for Puerto Rico's Independence. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Feliciano, Carlos. | person |
| associatedWith | Juarbe y Juarbe, Juan. | person |
| associatedWith | Partido Nacionalista (P.R.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Partido Nacionalista Puertorriqueño. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Puerto Rico | |||
| Puerto Rico |
| Subject |
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| Nationalism |
| Pacifism |
| Political persecution |
| Puerto Rico |
| Self-determination, National |
| Student strikes |
| Occupation |
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Person
Birth 1916-02-29
Death 1989-12-02
