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.
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]
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abcIllinois 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
^Women's News Service, Inc. (1923).
Women of 1923 International (Public domain ed.). New York: John C. Winston. p. 181. Retrieved April 28, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.