Women Behind the Curtain: Lillian Moller Gilbreth

<p>Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972) left a lasting impact on what we think of today as work-life balance. Her life was immortalized in the novel-turned film <em>Cheaper by the Dozen</em>. But she was also an engineer, a psychologist, a professor – in addition to being a mother of 12 children. She studied workplace efficiency and designed inventions that made worklife and homelife a little easier. </p> <p><strong>For Further Reading: </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/makingtimelillia00lanc/mode/2up"><em>Making time : Lillian Moller Gilbreth--a life beyond "Cheaper by the dozen"</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/pioneering-inventor-lillian-gilbreth-e8ylkg/13862/">Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor - PBS Unladylike2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/a-genius-in-the-art-of-living-lillian-moller-gilbreth-industrial-psychology-pioneer.html">‘A Genius in the Art of Living’: Industrial Psychology Pioneer Lillian Gilbreth</a></li> <li><a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/10/lillian-gilbreths-kitchen-practical-how-it-reinvented-the-modern-kitchen.html">The Woman Who Invented the Kitchen</a></li> </ul> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This month, we're pulling back the curtain to reveal women overlooked in their own lifetimes or in our historical accounts of the eras in which they lived. We're talking about the activists, thinkers, leaders, artists, and innovators history has forgotten.</p> <p>History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.</p> <p>Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramaticall