Lillian Gilbreth Redefining Domesticity

Name: Lillian Gilbreth Redefining Domesticity
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ISBN: 9780813347639

ISBN-10: 0813347637

ISBN-13: 9780813347639

Edition: 2013

Authors: Julie Des Jardins

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Lillian Gilbreth is a stunning example of female ingenuity in the early twentieth century. At a time when women were standard fixtures in the home and barely accepted in many professions, Gilbreth excelled in both spheres, concurrently winning honors as "Engineer of the Year" and "Mother of the Year." This accessible, engaging introduction to the life of Lillian Gilbreth examines her pivotal role in establishing the discipline of industrial psychology, her work as an engineer of domestic management and home economics, and her role as mother of twelve children—made famous by the book, and later movie,Cheaper by the Dozen. This book examines the life of an exceptional woman who was able to…

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 9/25/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Series Editor's Foreword


Author's Preface



Lillie Moller's Victorian World, 1878-1895



College and Adventure: The Sensibilities of a New Woman, 1896-1904



The Gilbreths' Brand of Companionate Marriage, 1904-1908



Scientific Management and the Human Element in the Progressive Age, 1909-1911



Dailiness in Providence, 1912-1916



Battles on the Home Front and War Front, 1916-1918



Montclair: An Experiment in Science and Domesticity, 1919-1924



The Widow: Sexism and Breadwinning, 1924-1928



Systematizing Women's Operations During the Depression, 1929-1939


Afterword: Domesticity on Her Terms


Primary Sources: Gilbreth Management Desk Brochure


Study Questions


Notes and Bibliography


Index