Mary Hunt Affleck

Mary Hunt Affleck (January 20, 1847 – November 28, 1932) was an American agrarian poet from Texas and a supporter of the Confederate States of America.

Mary Hunt was born on January 20, 1847, in Danville, Kentucky.

[1] Affleck worked as a poet, focusing on agrarian themes.

[1] She served as chairwoman of the textbook committee for the Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

[4] In this role, she encouraged other members to focus on selecting schoolbooks that portrayed the Confederacy positively in their content surrounding the American Civil War.