Guest: Cecelia Watson, faculty, Language and Thinking, Bard College, and author, “Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark” While many think they know the story, few know the real history of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and their 13 children. Published in 1948, then adapted into several movies by the same name, "Cheaper by the Dozen" is an American favorite. Guest: Jane Lancaster, Visiting Fellow, Brown University, and author, "Making Time: Lillian Moller Gilbreth-A Life Beyond 'Cheaper by the Dozen'" The Real Story of an Iconic American Family Born on a farm in Ontario, their upbringing took a strange turn when the government assumed guardianship of them and then exploited them as a tourist attraction. Yvonne, Marie, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie Dionne were the first quintuplets to survive past birth. Guest: Sarah Miller, author, "The Miracle and Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets" The Miracle and Tragedy of the First Surviving Quintuplets
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