Bertha Lamme Feicht

She was born Bertha Lamme on her family's farm in Bethel Township near Springfield, Ohio on December 16, 1869. After graduating from Olive Branch High School in 1889, she followed in her brother, Benjamin G. Lamme's footsteps and enrolled at Ohio State that fall. She graduated in 1893 with a degree in mechanical engineering with a specialty in electricity. Her thesis was titled "An Analysis of Tests of a Westinghouse Railway Generator." The student newspaper reported that there was an outbreak of spontaneous applause when she received her degree. == Career ==

She was then hired by Westinghouse She worked there until she married Russell S. Feicht, her supervisor and fellow Ohio State alumnus, on December 14, 1905. == Personal life ==

She had one child, Florence, born in 1910, who became a physicist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Her husband Russell died in April 1949. == Legacy ==

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. ==References==