"Few people are so emblematic of the social revolutions of the 20th century as the subject of this engaging biography.
Long overlooked by both historians and feminists, Gilbreth’s amazing story should be required reading for contemporary women struggling to achieve balance in their hectic lives."
Maureen Flanagan, Booklist.
"Bridging the contradictory roles of doting housewife, multi-tasking supermom, feminist trendsetter and industrial stateswoman, [Lillian Moller Gilbreth’s] life makes for a fascinating study in the transition to modernity."
Publisher’s Weekly.
"This well-written biography has a fluid style that will engage all readers, but will be of particular interest to historians and students of the relationship between gender and business."
Enterprise and Society
"At every spot along the way, the author presents the wider background to Lillian’s story. From describing the Berkeley experience for women in the 1890s, to the infancy of the sanitary napkin industry in the 1920s, to the reception of female professors in the 1940s, to the emerging feminism of the 1950s and 1960s, this ... well-written, intriguing study presents a fascinating way to learn and to teach the evolving experience of American women during the ninety-four years of Lillian’s life."
Dee Garrison, American Historical Review
"By the time you finish reading Making Time and have gotten to know Gilbreth as an engineer, a professor, a consultant, an advisor to presidents, and a world traveler, you could almost forget about all those children. Almost."
"Considering the contributions she made, the publicity she received from Cheaper By the Dozen, and the way her life resonates with issues facing working women today, it is surprising that few biographies exist of Gilbreth. Lancaster’s biography is the only one giving a comprehensive picture of her life. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries."
LexisNexis Academic
"…this fascinating and highly readable biography…"
"This book provides insight into the tension between work and family so often experienced by women in particular. Well written, carefully documented, and extensively researched, this is a fine work of scholarship and an excellent read."
M.H. Chaplin, Wellesley College
Choice Magazine, October 2004, Vol. 42 no.02
