Lee, Frances Marron, 1902-1990

Frances Marron Lee came from a prominent family in Albuquerque. She got her bachelors degree from the University of California at Berkeley and married Floyd Lee; in the 1930s, the Lees bought the Floyd Lee Ranch. She was elected and served several terms as National Committee Women of the Republican Party. She also served on the Board of Regents at the University of New Mexico and chaired the Grants Municipal and Consolidated School Board. She was very active in 4-H Clubs, and was instrumental in getting the program underway in Valencia County. She was also a member of PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) in Grants.

In 1953, President Eisenhower appointed her permanent United States delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women. She headed the United States delegation to the Commission's Ninth assembly at Asuncion, Paraguay. She was also appointed by the President to the Tenth Inter-American Conference in Caracas, Venezuela, headed by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Mrs. Frances Lee died in 1990.