Alice Mabel Bacon (February 26, 1858 – May 1, 1918) was an American writer, women's educator and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government in Meiji period Japan.

[1][2] Bacon graduated from high school but was forced to give up hopes of attending university due to economic circumstances.

Nevertheless, she was able to pass examinations for a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1881 and held a post as a teacher at the Hampton Institute in 1883.

Hearing that one of her students wanted to become a nurse but was refused entrance into training schools because of her race, Bacon sought to establish a hospital at the institute.

Based on her experiences in Japan, Bacon published three books and many essays, eventually becoming known as a specialist on Japanese culture and women.