Born: 11 August 1886, United States
Died: 15 May 1978
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Bertha Tapman
This biography is reprinted with permission from the National Women’s History Museum (United States of America). All rights reserved.
Education
Women’s Medical College, Baltimore, MD 1906
Employment
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
Charter member of the Washington-Baltimore Branch of American Women’s Medical Association
Societal Contributions
Practiced medicine in Baltimore when women physicians were rare. Delivered babies at home and in Baltimore hospitals.