Mary Evelyn V. Edwards Hunter (August 11, 1885 – March 4, 1967) was an American educator and advocate.

Hunter was born the fifteenth of seventeen children, on August 11, 1885, in Finchburg, Alabama, to Elijah E. and Frances Edwards (née Moore).

[1] Hunter attended Prairie View A&M University to gain teaching credentials, receiving her Bachelor of Science in 1926.

[1] Hunter often advocated for black home ownership, and coordinated land purchases for whole African American communities.

A member of the Texas Association of Women's Clubs, she also helped found Crockett State School.