Bertha Maude Horack Shambaugh (February 12, 1871 – August 30, 1953) was an American photographer and writer.

She became interested in art and music because of her father while she learned of classic literature from her mother.

She married Benjamin Shambaugh on August 11, 1897, after first meeting him at one of his lectures about the history of Iowa City.

[1][2] As part of the 1901 Ninth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the State of Iowa, she completed a study about the industrial phases of the Amana society.

In 1908, her book Amana: Community of True Inspiration was published by the State Historical Society of Iowa.