Lady Alice Sophia Acland (née Cunningham; 3 February 1849 – 5 July 1935) was the founder, the first General Secretary and the first president of the Co-operative Women's Guild.

She married Sir Arthur Dyke Acland, 13th Baronet on 14 June 1873, with whom she later had two sons and a daughter.

She travelled with him on speaking tours which led to her own involvement in providing more opportunities for working-class women.

Her first appeal set in motion women's role in the Cooperative movement, stating: What are men always urged to do when there is a meeting held at any place to encourage or to start co-operative institutions?

Surely, without departing from our own sphere, and without trying to undertake work which can be better done by men, there is more for us women to do than to spend money.

Acland served as General Secretary of the guild in 1883, but resigned from the position due to ill-health.