on the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor. Davis Menken authored several books pertaining to women's social welfare, including a book on prison reform. She was also a member of the Republican Party, Women's City Club, and the National Probation Association. Her husband died January 1, 1930. Davis Menken died March 23, 1936 in her New York City Hotel Westover apartment. Selected works Hints for Meeting the Problem of Maladjusted Youth: A Study in Social Work for Beginners (1922) "The Rehabilitation of the Morally Handicapped." Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology 16 (May 1924): 147–154. On the Side of Mercy: Problems in Social Readjustment (1933) Notes and references Notes References Sources Additional sources 1870 births 1936 deaths Jewish American writers American Sephardic Jews Writers from New York City National Council of Jewish Women