Grace Julian Clarke
| Grace Julian Clarke | |
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Grace Julian Clarke, from a 1914 publication.
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| Born |
Grace Giddings Julian September 11, 1865 Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana |
| Died | June 16, 1938 (aged 72) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis |
| Residence | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Butler University |
| Occupation | Women’s suffrage advocate |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Charles B. Clarke |
| Parent(s) |
George Washington Julian Laura Giddings Julian |
| Relatives | Joshua Reed Giddings (grandfather) |
Grace Julian Clarke (September 1865–June 18, 1938) was a clubwoman, women's suffrage activist, newspaper journalist, and author from Indiana. As the daughter of George Washington Julian and the granddaughter of Joshua Reed Giddings, both whom were abolitionists and members of the U.S. Congress, Clarke's family exposed her to social reform issues at an early age. She is credited with reviving the women's suffrage movement in Indiana, where she was especially active in the national campaign for women’s suffrage in the early twentieth century. She is best known for founding and leading the Indiana State Federation of Women's Clubs, the Legislative Council, and Indiana's Women's Franchise League (an affiliate of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the predecessor to the League of Women Voters of Indiana). Clarke was the author of three books related to her father's life, and was a columnist for the Indianapolis Star from 1911 to 1929.
Grace Giddings Julian was born on September 11, 1865, in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana. She was the first of two children and the only daughter of George Washington Julian and his second wife, Laura Giddings Julian. Grace also had three older half-brothers. Her father, who's family came to Indiana from North Carolina, was an abolitionist, a U.S. congressman, and a social reformer who introduced the first federal suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1868. Grace retained close ties to her father throughout her life. He died in 1899. Grace's mother was the daughter of Joshua Reed Giddings, an abolitionist and a U.S. congressman from Ohio.
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