Marion Simon Misch

Marion Louise Simon Misch (May 13, 1869 – January 18, 1941)[1] was an American activist, teacher, writer, and businesswoman in Providence, Rhode Island.

[4] After ten years in Brooklyn,[4] the couple moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where Misch opened his first department store.

[1] Misch was the first female member of the Providence Playground Committee, having been appointed by both Republican and Democratic mayors, and having entire charge of purchasing all the supplies.

[1][6] She served as Chairman of the North End Free Dispensary, which she organized under auspices of the Providence Section, Council of Jewish Women.

Misch co-wrote a Children's Service for the Day of Atonement (Fox and Saunders, 1907) and compiled Selections for Homes and Schools (Jewish Publication Society, 1911).

[1] Marion and her husband Caesar Misch had one son, Walter (1891-1957), and one daughter, Dorothy Louise (1896-1918).