Received Ph.D. from Brown in industrial psychology, marking a pioneering achievement.
On June 16, 1915, Lillian Gilbreth was conferred a Ph.D. in the psychology of management by Brown University. Her dissertation was pioneering, integrating her keen understanding of human factors with the principles of management. At a time when women were significantly underrepresented in engineering and academia, Lillian's attainment was groundbreaking; she joined a rare echelon of women with a doctorate related to engineering fields and laid a cornerstone in the development of industrial and organizational psychology.