Mary Hunt

Mary Hunt
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Born
Mary Hannah Hanchett

1830
Died1906
NationalityAmerican
SpouseLeander B. Hunt
ChildrenAlfred E. Hunt
Parent(s)Nancy Swift and Ephraim Hanchett

Mary Hunt (July 4, 1830 – April 24, 1906) was an American activist in the United States temperance movement promoting total abstinence and prohibition of alcohol. She gained the power to accept or reject children's textbooks based on their representation of her views of the danger of alcohol. On her death there were questions asked regarding the finances of the organisation.