Grace Wilbur Trout, Ella S. Stewart, & Grace Nicholes (l-r)

S. Grace Nicholes (February 15, 1870 – August 22, 1922) was an American social reformer. Like her sister, Anna E. Nicholes, she was a suffragist, a clubwoman, and a co-founder of Neighborhood House Chicago.

Biography

S. Grace Nicholes was born in Chicago, Illinois, February 15, 1870.[1] She was a graduate of Wellesley College.[2]

Nicholes' grave at Oak Woods Cemetery

She was for many years identified with the women's suffrage movement in Chicago, serving as corresponding Secretary of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association. She was a member of the Englewood Woman's Club, Collegiate Alumnae Association, and the South Side Suffrage Association. Nicholes devoted much of her time to social settlement work.[2] She was also one of the charter members of the Chicago Women's Trade Union League.[3]

Nicholes died in Chicago on August 22, 1922.[1] The funeral was held at Neighborhood House, 6710 South May Street, of which she was one of the founders. Interment was made at Oak Woods Cemetery.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "S. Grace Nicholes 15 February 1870 – 22 August 1922 • L247-H6B". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Illinois State Historical Society (1923). "DEATH OF MISS GRACE NICHOLES, SUFFRAGE LEADER". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. Illinois State Historical Society.: 77–78. Retrieved April 28, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Women's News Service, Inc. (1923). Women of 1923 International (Public domain ed.). New York: John C. Winston. p. 181. Retrieved April 28, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "Miss S. Grace Nicholes, Suffrage Leader, Dies". Chicago Tribune. August 23, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.