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 of whom were abolitionists and members of the U.S. Congress, Clarke's family exposed her to social reform issues at an early age.

Grace Giddings Julian was born on September 11, 1865, in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana.

Her father, whose family came to Irvington, 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.

In 1892 Clarke formed the Irvington Women's Club, a local literary group, and served as its president.

[1] Clarke was especially active in reviving the suffrage movement in Indiana, especially in gaining support among the state's women's clubs.

Renamed the Woman's School League, Clarke served as its president and continued efforts to achieve suffrage for Indianapolis women.

[6][4] Clarke served as an officer in the Women's Franchise League and became the first president of the Legislative Council of Indiana, a lobbying organization that she also helped found.

[1][6] Although the Indiana General Assembly defeated women's suffrage legislation in 1915, despite the council's lobbying efforts, it was successful in bringing various groups together to work toward a common goal.

In 1916 Woodrow Wilson appointed Clarke, a political progressive, as head of the women's division of the Federal Employment Bureau in Indianapolis.

She continued to write for the paper after the passage of the 19th amendment and contributed a political column representing the Democratic Party.