Grace Snively

Grace Snively (; ) was a community activist in the state of Maryland. Since the 1950s, she campaigned to improve gynaecological health with a focus on early cancer detection in segregated areas. She also promoted civil rights and voter registration and was involved in various charitable organisations. Having served as a chief election judge in Washington County, Maryland, she was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.

Life Grace Mason was born on July 29, 1913, in Hedgesville, West Virginia, to parents Marshall and Naomi Mason. Snively says she inherited her desire to help the community from her mother, who would assist those who were sick or in need of help in the Hedgesville community. On May 1, 1943, she married Russell Snively at an Episcopal church in Hancock, Maryland. The couple then moved to Hagerstown, where she worked as an office and house worker for Jack Beachley. Snively died on August 6, 2014, in Hagerstown, aged 101. Additionally, Snively worked with March of Dimes and the local health department to administer the polio vaccine to people in the community. Snively also took part in a volunteer committee at the Maryland Correctional Institution that worked with the inmate population to develop programs that would help them successfully return to society. Other service-focused organizations that Snively volunteered with include: The Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, United Way, and Hagerstown Day Nursery. delegate to the Tri-State Association Convention, and state president