📖 peek insideLessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
In the early 1960s, Elizabeth Zott is a brilliant chemist whose career is constantly derailed by the era's rigid gender norms. After being forced out of her research institute, she unexpectedly becomes the star of a beloved television cooking show, 'Supper at Six.' Using her platform to teach women the science of cooking-and the chemistry of change-Elizabeth sparks a quiet revolution. This witty and empowering debut celebrates resilience, intellect, and the courage to challenge the status quo in a male-dominated world.
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Notable Quotes
"Whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change - and change is what we're chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies. Design your own future. When you go home today, ask yourself what YOU will change. And then get started."
"(On religion) "I think it lets us off the hook. I think it teaches us that nothing is really our fault; that something or someone else is pulling the strings; the ultimately, we're not to blame for the way things are; that to improve things, we should pray. But the truth is, we are very much responsible for the badness in the world. And we have the power to fix it."
"Sometimes I think," she said slowly, "that if a man were to spend a day being a woman in America, he wouldn't make it past noon."
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