Too tidy to dance: Edith Wharton’s "Twilight sleep" and the domestication of scientific management by Brian Willems

“…Included here are readings of Frederick Taylor’s scientific management, Lillian and Frank Gilbreth’s concept of the therblig, as well as the Gilbreth children’s reports of home life in "Cheaper by the Dozen" (1948) and "Belles on Their Toes" (1950) (and their film adaptations). …”
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