Bertha Shamer
Baltimore, Maryland
Father | Samuel Fletcher Tapman |
Mother | Mary Pahymer |
Spouse | Maurice E. Shamer, MD |
Children |
Miriam S. Daly Margaret S. Peterson Quigley David Howard Shamer |
Siblings |
Walter Tapman Samuel Tapman, Jr. Howard Tapman |
Education |
Eastern High School, Baltimore, MD 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 |
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. |