She began school at the age of 14, attending the Ferguson and Williams Academy in Abbeville, South Carolina.

The Phillis Wheatley Home was opened in 1911 with 23 rooms; Hunter worked with leaders within the community to expand the size and service of the facility.

[2][3] In 1900 Jane Edna Hunter graduated from the Ferguson and Williams Academy in Abbeville, South Carolina at the age of 14.

Attended and graduated Cleveland State University College of Law, where she admitted and passed the Ohio Bar in 1925.

[4] Jane Edna Hunter: a case study of Black leadership is a book about her life.

[15] Jane Edna Hunter decided to try to convince the white woman who was running the YWCA to establish a separate foundation for black women.

[15] That functioned as an employment agency and a summer camp to help elevate African-American women and children.

[16] Hunter's image was included in the 1945 painting Women Builders by William H. Johnson as part of his Fighters for Freedom series.

[17][18] Jane Edna hunter was a social workers and Philanthropist who made significant contributions to the black community.

Along with this mindset, Hunter explains that she wants to help others achieve their success through the Phillis Wheatley Association.

Although Hunter describes her struggle with her light skin tone in her family, she became fond of it until she moved and experienced immense racism when trying to get a job.

“A Nickel and a Prayer” is an insightful memoir that educates its audience about black women's struggles in the early 20th century.