Name:

Bertha Shamer

Place of Birth:

Baltimore, MD

Place of Death:

Albion, MI

Ethnicity:

White

Religion:

Methodist

Father's Name:

Samuel Fletcher Tapman

Mother's Name:

Mary Pahymer

Spouse's Name:

Maurice E. Shamer, M.D

Children's Names:

Miriam S. Daly, Margaret S. Petersen Quigley, David Howard Shamer

Sibling's Names :

Walter Tapman, Samuel Tapman, Jr., Howard Tapman

Formal Education:

Eastern High School, Baltimore, MD Women's Medical College, Baltimore, MD graduated in 1906

Job Title:

Physician

Company Name:

Private Practice

Employment History:

Worked in the Pharmacy of Harriet Lane Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital 1906 to 1908 Baltimore City Juvenile Court - did physical examinations on orphans and juvenile delinquents who went through the court 1907 to 1912 Private practice of general medicine, mostly women and children. Offices on Greenmount Avenue and 3300 West North Avenue in Baltimore.

Affiliations:

American Women's Medical Association - charter member of the Washington-Baltimore Branch.

Interests and Hobbies:

Obstetrics and gynecology

Societal Contributions:

Practiced medicine in Baltimore when women physicians were rare. Delivered babies at home and in Baltimore hospitals.