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Grace Quackenbos Humiston, aka Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Case of Grace Quackanboss

Mary grace quackenboss tried and succeeded, to negotiate better contracts with more protections for the workers at sunnyside. She was also building a case for federal prosecution. Her work in both florida and mississippi had been deeply unpopular among landowners, officials, basically any other wealthy people in the area. And although she unearthed clear evidence wrong doing, what happened with that evidence was largely out of her hands.

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