Helen LaKelly Hunt


Helen LaKelly Hunt is an American, activist, feminist and philanthropist. The daughter of H. L. Hunt, she grew up in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from the Hockaday School and Southern Methodist University, she earned a master's degree in clinical psychology and a Ph.D. in church history.

Life and career

She is founder and president of The Sister Fund, which describes itself as "a private women's fund dedicated to the social, political, economic, and spiritual empowerment of women and girls."
Hunt lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., a New York Times best-selling author, international speaker, and couples therapist.
Hunt was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, which cited her as a "reative philanthropist who has used her own resources and others to create women's funding institutions."
Helen LaKelly Hunt along with her husband developed Imago Relationship Therapy. Together they have three children, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, the vocalist of the American black metal band Liturgy, Leah Hunt-Hendrix, an Occupy movement activist, and Kimberly June Miller, co-author of the book Boundaries for Your Soul.

Current roles and activism

Hunt has written several books on feminism, including Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance and And The Spirit Moved Them: The Lost Radical History of America's First Feminists.
She was also a contributor to the book Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female.
Hunt has co-authored multiple books with her husband, including: