Bertha Lamme

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. She is considered to be the first American woman to graduate in a main discipline of engineering other than civil engineering.

Early life and education 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 worked there until she married Russell S. Feicht, her supervisor and fellow Ohio State alumnus, on December 14, 1905.

Her husband Russell died in April 1949.