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 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]
Career
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]
Personal life
She had one child, Florence, born in 1910, who became a physicist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines.[2]
