She was extremely intelligent, very hard-working, and totally dedicated to research. Chemistry was definitely a field for men, no matter how brilliant, how dedicated, how hard-working a supremely qualified woman may have been.Īnd make no mistake, protagonist Elizabeth Zott was the embodiment of all three traits. Sixty years ago, women weren’t accepted into what were typically thought of as “male” endeavors. Let’s face it, 60 years later we are still proud of the fact that we (finally) have a woman vice president. The fact that she’s a woman? It’s important because in that time, opportunities for women were extremely limited. It’s not necessary to love chemistry, or even science, to enjoy “Lessons in Chemistry.” Debut author Bonnie Garmus takes us back to the late ’50s and early ’60s as we experience life through the eyes of a capable, intelligent, scientist who happens to be a woman.
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