Grace Alexander should not be confused with Jane Grace Alexander.
| Birth Name: | Grace Caroline Alexander |
| Birth Date: | June 14, 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Death Date: | October 1, 1951 (aged 79) |
| Death Place: | Indianapolis |
| Resting Place: | Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis |
| Alma Mater: | Indiana University |
| Notable Works: | Judith |
| Relatives: | Georgia Alexander (sister) |
Grace Alexander (1872–1951) was an American author, journalist, and teacher. She wrote in several genres including plays, novels, and textbooks. Her work as society editor of Indianapolis News included music and drama criticism, as well as a weekly women's section. With her sister, Georgia Alexander, Grace owned and operated a women's boarding house in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Grace Caroline Alexander was born on June 14, 1872, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her parents were George N. and Caroline (Nichols) Alexander.[1]
She was educated at Indianapolis High School (later renamed Shortridge High School), and Indiana University (1912).[2]
Alexander taught English in Indianapolis schools for many years.In 1891–1903, she was a society editor, editorial writer, and music critic of the Indianapolis News.She wrote all of the musical criticisms, as well as many of the dramatic comments. Every Saturday, the News published a supplement of four pages directed to women. A considerable amount of Alexander's time was occupied every week in editing this supplement.[3] After 1904, she was a professional manuscript reader at the Bobbs-Merrill Company.[4] In 1913, she became the editor of Delta Zeta's The Lamp.[5]
With her sister, Georgia Alexander, Grace was the author of Child Classics, The Fourth Reader (1909), Child Classics, The Fifth Reader (1909), and Child Classics: The Sixth Reader (1917). Grace Alexander was the author of Judith and other publications.[6]
Grace and Georgia owned and operated Aberdeen House, a private hotel in Indianapolis.[7]
In religion, she was Episcopalian. Alexander was a member of the Contemporary Club.
Grace Alexander died in Indianapolis, on October 1, 1951, with burial in that city's Crown Hill Cemetery.[8] [9]