Bethia Cassie was identified as a female lighting technician who climbed the ranks from her time as a duster in 1917 to 1947 where she was working alongside the chief electrician.

Check out the article that inspired us to dig deeper. It was unusual for a woman of her status to be employed as an electrician in a male-dominated work environment for over 30 years. Half of an article was all we had until one volunteer came ready to find out who the real Bertha, or shall we say, Bethia, was.

Stay tuned to learn more about about volunteer Ruth Bowman and her findings this autumn.