Marion Mitchell Ochsner
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January 2, 1857
Marion Mitchell Ochsner | |
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 Marion M. Ochsner, from a 1917 publication | |
| Born | Marion Hubbard Mitchell January 2, 1857 |
| Died | January 4, 1932 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Clubwoman |
| Known for | President, National Federation of Music Clubs |
| Children | 2, incl. Berta Ochsner |
Marion Hubbard Mitchell Ochsner (January 2, 1857 – January 4, 1932) was an American nurse, educator, and clubwoman, based in Chicago. She was president of the National Federation of Music Clubs during World War I.
In 1883, Marion H. Mitchell was one of the first graduates of the Illinois Training School for Nurses.[1] She was superintendent of a nursing school before she married in 1888.[1] She was elected president of the National Federation of Music Clubs in 1915.[2][3] She was also president of the Chicago Federation of Women's Clubs, and of the Chicago chapter of the MacDowell League.[4] She was president of the advisory board of the Women's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago.[5]
During World War I, Ochsner organized weekly concerts for morale, and held a monthly dinner and musicale at her home for sailors stationed in Chicago.[6] She addressed the convention of the Ohio State Music Teachers' Association in 1918.[7]