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Bertha Lamme Feicht
20th-century American engineer
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]
Early life and education
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 rep Biography of isaac!