Ella Mensch (5 March 1859 – 5 May 1935) was a German writer, journalist, teacher, feminist and editor.[1] In 1886 she became one of the first German women to earn a doctorate in German Literature from the University of Zurich along with Marie Nowack.[2][3] She was associated with the German Female Teacher's Association.[4] She also served as the editor of a women's magazine, Frauen-Rundschau.[5][3]