Ruth Mary Reynolds

Ruth Mary Reynolds (February 29, 1916 – December 2, 1989) was an American educator, political and civil rights activist who embraced the ideals of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. She was incarcerated in La Princesa Prison for sedition during the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts of the 1950s. As one of the founders of the organization known as the "American League for Puerto Rico's Independence," she devoted many years of her life to the cause of Puerto Rico's independence from the United States after her release from prison.

Ruth Mary Reynolds
The arrest of Nationalists (L to R)
Carmen María Pérez Gonzalez, Olga Viscal Garriga and Ruth Mary Reynolds.
BornFebruary 29, 1916
Died (aged 73)
Political partyPuerto Rican Nationalist Party
MovementPuerto Rican Independence
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