Linda Lawrence Hunt is a scholar, teacher, speaker, and author. A former professor at Whitworth University, Hunt left after twenty years to direct the Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship, named after her daughter, who died in a bus crash while performing humanitarian work in Bolivia. She has authored or coauthored five books, including the best-selling Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk across Victorian America. It was the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, the Washington State Book Award, and the national Willa Cather Award for nonfiction.