| Description |
xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-394) and index. |
| Contents |
I: There was only one consolation, and that was work -- Gone west -- II: Dear Lillie was always a remarkable person -- Once upon a time -- The "Athens of the Pacific" -- In search of the strenuous life -- III: The one best partnership -- Not like any boys we know -- Even quest makers change their minds -- A long-distance engagement -- The one best marriage -- Planning a family -- Mentioned from the platform by Taylor -- IV: "Some classy bear-cat and cave-woman" -- Divine providence -- Scientifically managing New England Butt -- The good exception -- A second dissertation -- Therbligs and tonsils -- The home front -- The Gilbreth family system -- Inditing the stopwatch -- V: "Successfully in two places at the same time" -- "Here I stand, 'the case!'" -- Am I a lady or an engineer? -- Counter cultures for women -- The home-maker and her job -- The kitchen and the office -- VI: "One of America's foremost women" -- This home is for Hoover -- A dollar-a-year woman in Washington -- Woman power -- Professor Gilbreth -- A superannuated bachelor girl goes to war -- As resilient as a good rubber band -- VII: "Only a thermometer has more degrees" -- Cheaper by the dozen -- Work, for the night is coming -- "It doesn't take long to get back from Rangoon". |
| Subject |
Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972.
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Women industrial engineers -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
1555536123 cloth alkaline paper |
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