STEM Fatale Podcast

Episode 003 - Lillian Moller Gilbreth | Engineer

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Alternate Title: She Dozen Have it All

Emlyn tells Emma about the engineer who inspired "Cheaper by the Dozen," Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and Emma tells Emlyn about self-medicating orangutans and the winner of the NSF Waterman Award!

 

 

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Main Story - Lillian Moller Gilbreth

  1. The Economist; Gurus; Frank and Lillian Gilbreth https://www.economist.com/node/12060343
  • The management theory of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. https://www.business.com/articles/management-theory-of-frank-and-lillian-gilbreth/
  • Remembering the Contributions of Engineer Lillian Gilbreth. http://alltogether.swe.org/2017/08/remembering-contributions-engineer-lillian-gilbreth/
  • Feminist Voices, Profile: Lillian Gilbreth. https://www.feministvoices.com/lillian-gilbreth/
  • Lillian Moller Gilbreth Pressed for Inclusion. https://womensenews.org/2009/09/lillian-moller-gilbreth-pressed-inclusion/
  • Episode 59: Lillian Gilbreth. http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-59-lillian-gilbreth/
  • Pictures from Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers, MSP 7, Box 114, Folder 6, Courtesy Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries

    • Women who werk

    1. Orangutans use plant extracts to treat pain: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/orangutans-use-plant-extracts-to-treat-pain1/
  • Kristina Olson wins NSF Waterman Award: https://www.washington.edu/news/2018/04/12/uws-kristina-olson-wins-nsf-waterman-award-for-studies-of-how-children-see-themselves-and-the-world/

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