Grace Hutchins (August 19, 1885 – July 15, 1969) was an American labor reformer and researcher, journalist, political activist and communist.

[1][2] Together they were known for promoting radical Christian pacifism in the United States,[3] although Hutchins was also regularly involved in strikes, demonstrations and labor disputes.

[2] In response to the ongoing Great War, Hutchins took an anti-interventionist position and began shifting toward socialism in her political stance.

[2] Living in New York, Hutchins met Anna Rochester in 1919 at an annual retreat when she joined the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross through her involvement with teaching the New Testament.

[2] From 1920 to 1921, she studied labor issues at the New York School of Social Work, and then went on to Columbia University's Teacher College for the following two years.

It was during this period that she was suggested to have "learned firsthand" on many women's labor conditions by working "ten-hour days in a cigar factory".

In contrast to the poverty and poor conditions she had witnessed in India, Hutchins was impressed by their collective attempts under communism to overcome the deprivations the country faced.

Later that year, Hutchins and Rochester along with Robert W. Dunn founded the Labor Research Association (LRA), the purpose of which was to compile and collate facts, statistics and reports for trade unions and writers.

[2] Already a treasurer for the Communist Party's national campaign financing group, she ran for state office as Alderman (1935), Controller (1935), and Lieutenant-Governor (1948), although she lost each election.

[2] In 1948, during the Alger Hiss espionage trial, Hutchins was accused by Whittaker Chambers of threatening death from the Party after he defected.

[2] In 1951, Hutchins testified before a House Un-American Activities subcommittee due to her contributions to Communist publications, like The New Masses and Daily Worker, and her political campaigns for the Community party.

[9] Conversely, in 1948, during the Alger Hiss espionage trial, she was accused by Whittaker Chambers of threatening to kill him after he left the Party.