Gilbreth was the eldest of 10 kids born to William and Annie Moller. Burns (1978) mentioned that the Moller children were born with “a proverbial spoon in their mouths”. Lillian Moller and Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr., an executive engineer from Fairfield, Maine, married on October 19, 1904. Their unification lead on too create 12 children; Anne (1905), Mary (1906-1912), Ernestine (1908) (co-author of “Cheaper by the Dozen” 1948), Martha (1909), Frank Jr. (1911) (co-author of “Cheaper by the Dozen” 1948), William (1912), Lillian Jr. (1914), Frederick (1916), Daniel (1917), John (1919), Robert (1920), and Jane (1922). The family settled down in Montclair, New Jersey where Lillian and Frank possessed a management-consulting business called Gilbreth Incorporated. The Gilbreth children came to be the subjects of countless proficiency experiments organized by the Major.and Dr. Gilbreth. One, as described in Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) was a time, action, and proficiency research that involved all 11 of their children engaging in their tonsils being removed. By the end of the trial, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were able to train the physician in retaining more effective clinical procedures. Lillian was left to raise, protect, and support their offspring. Out of obligation Dr. Gilbreth continued on to expand her husband’s theory on Time and Motion Research while using her wisdom of psychology and …show more content…
Sadly, Gilbreth’s rush to Prague and noted speech was not enough to stop the panic that would follow her husband’s death. By the time she returned home, word of Frank’s death had spread through Gilbreth Incorporated’s clients like wild fire. Every one of Gilbreth Incorporated’s clients sent notification that they would not be reinstating their agreement with the company. Finally, working around the lecture circuit in universities, she was capable to decipher through the male governed profession and achievement status as a colleague and professional in her