Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Ruth Reynolds Oral History

When you think of bold and fierce Puerto Rican leaders, Pedro Albizu Campos likely comes to mind. However, Ruth Reynolds was equally essential to the Puerto Rican Independence movement. Finally, you can hear her discuss firsthand these unique experiences through recently digitized oral histories. Join CENTRO archivist Grace McKenna along with Carlos Rodríguez Fraticelli and Lisa Materson as we dive into Ruth Reynolds’ oral history files recently processed by CENTRO!

Reynolds was a North American civil rights and free India activist who challenged traditional gender roles; a confidant of Puerto Rico’s most controversial independence figure, Nationalist Party leader Pedro Albizu Campos; and a living repository of Nationalist Party history following Albizu Campos’ death. Come hear her experience from her words.

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Image Credit: Ruth M. Reynolds Papers. Ruth M. Reynolds on a Podium. Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.

This event is made possible thanks to the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational initiative.