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Elizabeth Zott, ostracized scientist and single mom to a precocious kid and an opinionated dog, became a TV cooking star and inspired a feminist rebellion in 1961. ......... The women in this fictional story faced an uphill obstacle course that was so true to life back in the day, it really hit home for me. Science was still an exclusive men's club when I earned my degree a decade later. A condescending patriarchy still frustrated women, but our paths got easier thanks to the backbone and smarts of trailblazers like Dr. Elizabeth Zott. ......... Bonnie Garmus' novel, Lessons in Chemistry, inspires my admiration, gratitude, empathetic outrage, nostalgia, laughter, tears, and love. And it was fun to read.