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Ledo Lucietto and his daughter Anne Lucietto remember that she used to follow him around in the family’s machine shop when she was little. Anne is now an engineer at Caterpillar Inc.

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This oral history interview was recorded November 7, 2008 at the Society of Women Engineers WE08 National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland as part of StoryCorps (www.storycorps.net), a nationwide initiative of Sound Portraits Productions to record and collect oral history interviews. This excerpt was selected and produced by the SWE Archivist. The excerpt may have been edited for length and clarity. Audio excerpts may be used for research and educational purposes only.

Dr. Lillian Gilbreth begins her keynote speech about the roles and responsibilities of engineers in developing automation technologies. In Part 1, Gilbreth explains that engineers have two resources to rely on, professional ethics and the scientific method, whenever they face new problems in engineering.

This speech was recorded March 16, 1957 in Houston, TX at the Society of Women Engineers National Convention (Conference). This recording is Part 1 of 6. Click on the "Gilbreth Keynote Speech" link above to find all parts of the speech. Click on the "1957 SWE National Convention" link above to find all audio recordings from the convention.

Dr. Lillian Gilbreth continues her keynote speech about the roles and responsibilities of engineers in developing automation technologies. In Part 2, Gilbreth argues that engineers should work to add "human resources" to the definition of "automation."

This speech was recorded March 16, 1957 in Houston, TX at the Society of Women Engineers National Convention (Conference). This recording is Part 2 of 6. Click on the "Gilbreth Keynote Speech" link above to find all parts of the speech. Click on the "1957 SWE National Convention" link above to find all audio recordings from the convention.

Dr. Lillian Gilbreth continues her keynote speech about the roles and responsibilities of engineers in developing automation technologies. In Part 3, Gilbreth discusses the ability of automation to remove drudgery from work, but warns that people have different views on what drudgery is.

This speech was recorded March 16, 1957 in Houston, TX at the Society of Women Engineers National Convention (Conference). This recording is Part 3 of 6. Click on the "Gilbreth Keynote Speech" link above to find all parts of the speech. Click on the "1957 SWE National Convention" link above to find all audio recordings from the convention.

Dr. Lillian Gilbreth continues her keynote speech about the roles and responsibilities of engineers in developing automation technologies. In Part 4, Gilbreth discusses the impact of automation on skilled and unskilled workers.

This speech was recorded March 16, 1957 in Houston, TX at the Society of Women Engineers National Convention (Conference). This recording is Part 4 of 6. Click on the "Gilbreth Keynote Speech" link above to find all parts of the speech. Click on the "1957 SWE National Convention" link above to find all audio recordings from the convention.