# Bertha Ramsay — The Getting of Wisdom character guide

> Bertha Ramsay in The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bertha

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

A schoolgirl who becomes a close friend of Laura's.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/vi)

Bertha is the other nice girl Laura befriends in her class.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/vii)

A weekly boarder who lends Laura a pencil and teases her, but is ashamed of her mother's drinking problem.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/ix)

Laura's other new friend, a good-natured romp; together with Inez, forms a trio that gives Laura social comfort.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xii)

Bertha cries during the expulsion but quickly recovers, and later teases Laura about her glum mood.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_getting_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xv)

Noted for her pride in her physical development and the rounding of her arms and bust.

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