Meetings
At our October 7 meeting, Carol Simon Levin presented “Mothers of Invention” which highlighted the important contributions of Lillian Gilbreth.
Kathy Simmons welcomed State President Royce Boyd, who was visiting our chapter.
Alpha Nu by Assunta Deliman (Oct 2023)
The Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Nu October meeting clearly represented the song title... “Let’s Hear It for The Girls!”
I had the opportunity to sit with our President, Royce Boyd, as we listened to Carol Simon Levin portray Lillian Moller Gilbreth, a creative inventor (1878-1972). Lillian had a “ornery” personality; she lived in a time where a “woman’s place “was in the kitchen feeding her babies, taking care of her husband.
Before the presentation, I listened as Royce talked about her travels around the state, meeting new people, and enjoying the sights. I was curious about Royce’s “why.” I asked her “why” she pursued the position of president of DKG. I had ten reasons quickly running through my mind not to do the job, and she simply, said, “I’m ornery.” She said that she loved to create community. She has visited 25 of the 50 chapters, and she is excited to visit all of them. The hours, days, and weeks of task management fulfills her. Royce has led countless leadership roles through her years at DKG and is finance chair of her local chapter! Royce is funny and engaging. Alpha NU was so pleased to have her attend at our meeting.
The conversation quickly stopped and “Lillian Gilbreth” stood before us in time travel. Our group listened to “Lillian” and learned of the amazing, life altering inventions she and her husband, Frank, made in their lifetimes. All the conveniences that we have today, often trace back to their efficient minds. Her creative ways to make life easier for woman, so that they could multi-task, has traveled through the decades. The triangle design of kitchen appliances for efficient movement? Lillian. The foot pedal on the garbage can to keep one’s hands free? Lillian.
Generational slogans cast historical markers for decades. In 1942, Lillian prepared to go to World War II. Her picture often aligned with the picture of Rosie the Riveter and the slogan “We Can Do It!” She battled the study of how inertia and fatigue could increase our nation’s industry. She wrote Normal Lives for the Disabled in 1944, as she continued to support the disabled GI coming home from war.
Lillian Gilbreth was a woman that ignited a fire that burned within decades of talented women. Mattel’s Barbie slogan in the 80s, “We Girls Can Do Anything” gave tangible proof that girls no longer had limited choices in their future; the only limits where their imaginations. Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” sung at the 2016 National Convention gave a nod to the past, as the world gave testimony to the first woman to” break the glass ceiling” and accept the nomination as a presidential candidate of the United States of American.
In Dr. Gilbreth’s later years, she said that she was gratified that her work had given hundreds of millions of people more “happiness minutes” and the disabled more independence in their lives. She was a daughter, a wife, and a mother of twelve who changed the world with simple, efficient inventions.
Generations are built on the foundation of the past. Glass ceilings continue to break, and women have seats at “business tables” all over the world.
“Let’s Hear It for The Girls... We Can Do Anything.”
The Lillian Moller Gilbreth presentation, portrayed by Carol Simon Levin, is one of the many engaging presentations viewed at the women educators of Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Nu meetings. Literacy programs such as annual grants-in-aid, a Book and Blankie project aimed at promoting literacy with new moms, and quarterly donations to food drives coincide with chapter meetings.
Kathy Simmons welcomed State President Royce Boyd, who was visiting our chapter.
Alpha Nu by Assunta Deliman (Oct 2023)
The Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Nu October meeting clearly represented the song title... “Let’s Hear It for The Girls!”
I had the opportunity to sit with our President, Royce Boyd, as we listened to Carol Simon Levin portray Lillian Moller Gilbreth, a creative inventor (1878-1972). Lillian had a “ornery” personality; she lived in a time where a “woman’s place “was in the kitchen feeding her babies, taking care of her husband.
Before the presentation, I listened as Royce talked about her travels around the state, meeting new people, and enjoying the sights. I was curious about Royce’s “why.” I asked her “why” she pursued the position of president of DKG. I had ten reasons quickly running through my mind not to do the job, and she simply, said, “I’m ornery.” She said that she loved to create community. She has visited 25 of the 50 chapters, and she is excited to visit all of them. The hours, days, and weeks of task management fulfills her. Royce has led countless leadership roles through her years at DKG and is finance chair of her local chapter! Royce is funny and engaging. Alpha NU was so pleased to have her attend at our meeting.
The conversation quickly stopped and “Lillian Gilbreth” stood before us in time travel. Our group listened to “Lillian” and learned of the amazing, life altering inventions she and her husband, Frank, made in their lifetimes. All the conveniences that we have today, often trace back to their efficient minds. Her creative ways to make life easier for woman, so that they could multi-task, has traveled through the decades. The triangle design of kitchen appliances for efficient movement? Lillian. The foot pedal on the garbage can to keep one’s hands free? Lillian.
Generational slogans cast historical markers for decades. In 1942, Lillian prepared to go to World War II. Her picture often aligned with the picture of Rosie the Riveter and the slogan “We Can Do It!” She battled the study of how inertia and fatigue could increase our nation’s industry. She wrote Normal Lives for the Disabled in 1944, as she continued to support the disabled GI coming home from war.
Lillian Gilbreth was a woman that ignited a fire that burned within decades of talented women. Mattel’s Barbie slogan in the 80s, “We Girls Can Do Anything” gave tangible proof that girls no longer had limited choices in their future; the only limits where their imaginations. Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” sung at the 2016 National Convention gave a nod to the past, as the world gave testimony to the first woman to” break the glass ceiling” and accept the nomination as a presidential candidate of the United States of American.
In Dr. Gilbreth’s later years, she said that she was gratified that her work had given hundreds of millions of people more “happiness minutes” and the disabled more independence in their lives. She was a daughter, a wife, and a mother of twelve who changed the world with simple, efficient inventions.
Generations are built on the foundation of the past. Glass ceilings continue to break, and women have seats at “business tables” all over the world.
“Let’s Hear It for The Girls... We Can Do Anything.”
The Lillian Moller Gilbreth presentation, portrayed by Carol Simon Levin, is one of the many engaging presentations viewed at the women educators of Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Nu meetings. Literacy programs such as annual grants-in-aid, a Book and Blankie project aimed at promoting literacy with new moms, and quarterly donations to food drives coincide with chapter meetings.