Kristin Hunter
American writer (1931–2008)
Kristin Elaine Hunter (née Eggleston; September 12, 1931 – November 14, 2008) was an African-American writer from Pennsylvania. She sometimes wrote under the name Kristin Hunter Lattany. She is best known for her first novel, God Bless the Child, published in 1964.
Early life and education
On September 12, 1931, Kristin Elaine Eggleston was born in Philadelphia, to George L. and Mabel (née Manigault) Eggleston. Her father held positions as a school principal and army officer, and her mother worked as a teacher and pharmacist. She attended Charles Sumner School and Magnolia Public School in Philadelphia before graduating from Haddon Heights High School in 1947. She then earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951. Eggleston became a writer when she was fourteen years old after publishing a column in the Pittsburgh Courier, a newspaper whose readership is located in Philadelphia, and continued doing so until 1952. She then worked for some time as a teacher at an elementary school in Camden, New Jersey, and resigned to become a full-time writer and advertiser.
Journalism and Professional Career
In addition to her role as an author, Hunter also had a wide-ranging professional life in media and communication circles.
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