Bertha Lamme Feicht | |
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Born | Bertha Lamme December 16, 1869
Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States |
Died | November 20, 1943
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 73)
Education | Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Years active | 1893–1905 |
Employer | Westinghouse |
Known for | First woman to receive a degree in engineering from Ohio State |
Spouse | Russell S. Feicht |
Children | Florence Feicht |
Bertha Lamme Feicht (December 16, 1869 – November 20, 1943) was an American engineer. In 1893, she became the first woman to receive a degree in engineering from the Ohio State University. [1] She is considered to be the first American woman to graduate in a main discipline of engineering other than civil engineering. [2]
She was born Bertha Lamme on her family's farm in Bethel Township near Springfield, Ohio on December 16, 1869. [3]
After graduating from Olive Branch High School in 1889, [3] she followed in her brother, Benjamin G. Lamme's footsteps and enrolled at Ohio State that fall. [2]
She graduated in 1893 with a degree in mechanical engineering with a specialty in electricity. [1] [2] [3] Her thesis was titled "An Analysis of Tests of a Westinghouse Railway Generator." [2] The student newspaper reported that there was an outbreak of spontaneous applause when she received her degree. [3]
She was then hired by Westinghouse [2] as its first female engineer. [4] She worked there until she married Russell S. Feicht, her supervisor and fellow Ohio State alumnus, on December 14, 1905. [2] [3]
She had one child, Florence, born in 1910, who became a physicist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines. [2]
Bertha Lamme Feicht died in Pittsburgh on November 20, 1943 [2] and was buried in Homewood Cemetery. [5]
Her husband Russell died in April 1949. [4]
Some of her personal effects, including her slide rule, T-square, and diploma, are housed in the collections of the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. [2] [3]
The Westinghouse Educational Foundation, in conjunction with the Society of Women Engineers, created a scholarship named for her in 1973. [6]
Bertha Lamme Feicht | |
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Born | Bertha Lamme December 16, 1869
Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States |
Died | November 20, 1943
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 73)
Education | Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Years active | 1893–1905 |
Employer | Westinghouse |
Known for | First woman to receive a degree in engineering from Ohio State |
Spouse | Russell S. Feicht |
Children | Florence Feicht |
Bertha Lamme Feicht (December 16, 1869 – November 20, 1943) was an American engineer. In 1893, she became the first woman to receive a degree in engineering from the Ohio State University. [1] She is considered to be the first American woman to graduate in a main discipline of engineering other than civil engineering. [2]
She was born Bertha Lamme on her family's farm in Bethel Township near Springfield, Ohio on December 16, 1869. [3]
After graduating from Olive Branch High School in 1889, [3] she followed in her brother, Benjamin G. Lamme's footsteps and enrolled at Ohio State that fall. [2]
She graduated in 1893 with a degree in mechanical engineering with a specialty in electricity. [1] [2] [3] Her thesis was titled "An Analysis of Tests of a Westinghouse Railway Generator." [2] The student newspaper reported that there was an outbreak of spontaneous applause when she received her degree. [3]
She was then hired by Westinghouse [2] as its first female engineer. [4] She worked there until she married Russell S. Feicht, her supervisor and fellow Ohio State alumnus, on December 14, 1905. [2] [3]
She had one child, Florence, born in 1910, who became a physicist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines. [2]
Bertha Lamme Feicht died in Pittsburgh on November 20, 1943 [2] and was buried in Homewood Cemetery. [5]
Her husband Russell died in April 1949. [4]
Some of her personal effects, including her slide rule, T-square, and diploma, are housed in the collections of the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. [2] [3]
The Westinghouse Educational Foundation, in conjunction with the Society of Women Engineers, created a scholarship named for her in 1973. [6]