JACKSON, HELEN (MARIA FISKE) HUNT
\d͡ʒˈaksən], \dʒˈaksən], \dʒ_ˈa_k_s_ə_n]\
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(1831-1885), authoress, after the death of her husband, Edwin B. Hunt, in 1863, began writing prose and poetry for periodicals under the pen-name of H. H. In 1876 she married William S. Jackson. She was appointed special commissioner to the Mission Indians of California by President Arthur in 1883, as a consequence of her special interest in them, as shown by her writings, e. g. " Ramona " and "A Century of Dishonor."
By John Franklin Jameson
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