Editing Lillian Moller Gilbreth (section)

==Death and legacy==
Gilbreth died of a stroke on January 2, 1972, in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] at the age of ninety-three.{{sfnp|Weber|1997|p=45}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. Lillian Gilbreth Dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=09tNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7135,47401&dq=dr+lillian+gilbreth+dies&hl=en |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 3, 1972 |access-date=July 9, 2008 }}</ref> Her ashes were scattered at sea.

Gilbreth was best known for her work as an industrial engineer and a pioneer in the field of management theory. Dubbed "America's first lady of engineering,"{{sfnp|Kass-Simon|Farnes|1990|p=157}} she brought her training in psychology to time-and-motion studies and demonstrated how companies and industries could improve their management techniques, efficiency, and productivity. Gilbreth's extensive research and writings on her own and in collaboration with her husband emphasized "the human element in scientific management."{{sfnp|Kass-Simon|Farnes|1990|p=163}} Her expertise and major contribution to the field of scientific management was integrating the psychological and mental processes with the time-and-motion studies. She also helped make these types of studies widely accepted. In addition, Gilbreth was among the first to establish industrial engineering curricula in college and university engineering schools. Gilbreth's book, ''The Psychology of Management'' (1914), was an early major work in the history of engineering thought and the first to combine psychology with elements of management theory.{{sfnp|Kass-Simon|Farnes|1990|pp=157–59, 160–61}} Major repositories of Gilbreth materials are at the Archives Center of the [[Smithsonian National Museum of American History]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref name="Smithsonian">{{cite web|title=Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Collection, 1907–2000 |url=http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!238649!0 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Research Information System |access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref> and at Purdue University Library, Archives and Special Collections, at [[West Lafayette, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web| title =The Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Papers | publisher =Purdue University | url = https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/repositories/2/resources/1105
| access-date =March 12, 2018}} See also: {{cite web|title=The Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management Research and Professional Papers | publisher =Purdue University  | url = https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/repositories/2/resources/1106
| access-date =March 12, 2018}} See also: {{cite web|title=The Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management: The N-File |url=http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/manuscripts/fblg/ |publisher=Purdue University Libraries |access-date=April 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307063646/http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/manuscripts/fblg/ |archive-date=March 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title =Collection of Materials Related to Lillian Gilbreth | publisher =Purdue University  | url = https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/repositories/2/resources/1329| access-date =March 12, 2018}} See also: {{cite web| title =The Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Films Collection | publisher = Purdue University  | url = https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/repositories/2/resources/558 | access-date =March 12, 2018}}</ref>

Gilbreth also made contributions on behalf of women. Her pioneering work in industrial engineering influenced women in the field.  In addition to her lectures on various engineering topics, she encouraged women to study industrial engineering and management.{{sfnp|Kass-Simon|Farnes|1990|p=162}} Purdue awarded its first PhD in engineering to a woman in 1950, two years after Gilbreth retired from the university.{{sfnp|Weber|1997|p=45}}

Several engineering awards have been named in Gilbreth's honor. The [[National Academy of Engineering]] established the Lillian M. Gilbreth Lectureships in 2001 to recognize outstanding young American engineers.<ref name="NAE" /> The highest honor bestowed by the [[Institute of Industrial Engineers]] is the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award for "those who have distinguished themselves through contributions to the welfare of mankind in the field of industrial engineering".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award|url=http://www.iienet2.org/Details.aspx?id=598|publisher=Institute of Industrial Engineers|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref>  The Lillian M. Gilbreth Distinguished Professor award at [[Purdue University]] is bestowed on a member of the industrial engineering department.<ref name="Purdue">{{cite web|title=Purdue College of Engineering – Distinguished Professors|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/People/Awards/Institutional/ptAwardListing?group_id=32816|publisher=Purdue University|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref> The [[Society of Women Engineers]] awards the Lillian Moller Gilbreth Memorial Scholarship to female engineering undergraduates.<ref name="SWESchollie">{{cite web|title=SWE – Undergraduate Scholarships|url=http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=230&Itemid=128 |publisher=Society of Women Engineers |access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref>

Two of the Gilbreth children also paid tribute to their mother in books about their family life. ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen]]'' (1948), a bestseller by Gilbreth's son, Frank Jr., and daughter, Ernestine, was made into a [[Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)|motion picture]] in 1950 starring [[Myrna Loy]] as Lillian and [[Clifton Webb]] as Frank. The book's sequel, ''[[Belles on Their Toes]]'' (1950), also written by Frank Jr. and Ernestine, was made into a [[Belles on Their Toes (film)|motion picture sequel]] in 1952.<ref>{{harvnb|Weber|1997|p=45}} See also: 
* {{cite web| title =Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) | publisher =IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042327/ | access-date =March 14, 2018}} 
* {{cite web| title =Belles on their Toes (1952) | publisher = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044410/ | access-date =March 14, 2018}}</ref> Frank Jr. also paid tribute to his mother in ''Time Out for Happiness'' (1972).{{sfnp|Weber|1997|p=45}}

In 2018, the College of Engineering at Purdue University established the prestigious Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowship Program to attract and prepare outstanding individuals with recently awarded Ph.D.'s for a career in engineering academia through interdisciplinary research, training, and professional development.<ref>[https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/GilbrethFellowships "Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowships at Purdue Engineering"]. Purdue University. Retrieved March 12, 2019.</ref>