If you've ever wondered about the "REAL" story behind Cheaper By the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes, then you'll enjoy this in-depth biography of the mother of the brood of 12. Lillian Moller Gilbreth was a pace setter and educated woman long before she met Frank Gilbreth. Together they had 12 children (11 lived to adulthood) and together they changed how many companies and corporations through cutting edge methods of time management. After Frank's sudden death, Lillian had to face and change the world's view of what a single mother was capable of being and doing.