Irene Stephens Hunt was born in Gaffney, S.C. in 1910. She attended school in Gaffney but at some point, moved to Georgia for a brief period. She was raised by a single parent father until his death when she was a young teenager. After graduation, she spent a couple of years at Barber Scotia College before attending Johnson C. Smith University. Ms Hunt met her future husband at a Smith ballgame. He was a Presbyterian minister in Monroe, N.C. After graduating from Johnson C. Smith, Ms Hunt went to University of Pittsburgh and earned a master's degree in education. After teaching in Gaffney, S.C., she took several jobs in Charlotte, N.C., including a Rockwell School.
From the description of Interview with Irene Elizabeth Stephens Hunt [electronic resource] 2004 February 13 / interviewer: Christina Wright ; transcriber: Bonnie Tiernan. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 566109939
