Domesticating Efficiency: Lillian Gilbreth's Scientific Management of Homemakers, 1924-1930

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Previous articleNext article No AccessDomesticating Efficiency: Lillian Gilbreth's Scientific Management of Homemakers, 1924-1930Laurel D. GrahamLaurel D. Graham Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 24, Number 3Spring, 1999 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/495368 Views: 46Total views on this site Citations: 35Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1999 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Younjung Do Lillian Gilbreth’s Circular Work Space and Kitchen Diagram : A Critical Study of the Motion Study and Efficiency of the Scientific Management in Working Triangle, Journal of the Korean Housing Association 33, no.44 (Aug 2022): 23–34.https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2022.33.4.023Emine ŞENER, Özlem BULUT, Selma BARAN THE INVISIBLE SIDE OF THE SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT PARADIGM: A CRITICAL READING ON WOMEN THEORISTS AND THEIR SOCIAL & INTELLECTUAL NETWORKS, Yorum-Yönetim-Yöntem Uluslararası Yönetim-Ekonomi ve Felsefe Dergisi (Jun 2022).https://doi.org/10.32705/yorumyonetim.1090862M. 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