Lessons in Chemistry Special Edition

　　偽裝成烹飪節目的化學課？
　　化學家出身的奇女子，將用自己的力量對抗這個不公的世界
 
　　Elizabeth Zott不是一般的女子，又或者，對Elizabeth Zott而言，這世界也沒有所謂的「一般的女子」。這話放在現在來說挺政治正確，不怎麼特別，但Elizabeth活在1960年代，身為公司實驗室裡唯一的女性，面對著號稱理性思考的學者們，承受最不理性的性別歧視。好在，還是有人能理解Elizabeth，這位獲得諾貝爾提名的天才化學學者Calvin，也成為了她此生的摯愛，以及肚子裡孩子的父親。

　　然而人生和科學一樣，結果總是變化莫測。幾年後Elizabeth竟變成了單親媽媽，也因實驗室裡的不平等對待、性騷擾案件和醜聞疑雲，她被迫離開心愛的工作崗位，還誤打誤撞在朋友的幫助下，成為了美國婦女心中熱愛的烹飪節目主持人。以化學角度切入烹飪料理，新奇的觀點讓她迅速竄紅，同時她在節目中的形象，似乎也慢慢地喚起女人們心中那股自立自強的力量，但也因此成為他人的眼中釘…(文／博客來外文館)

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Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out there is no such thing.

But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. When she finds herself unwed and pregnant, she’s forced out, reluctantly taking a job as the host of the TV cooking show Supper at Six. But Elizabeth has no intention of sticking to the recipe. Instead, she teaches women what they’re really made of - at the molecular level. And in doing so, dares them to change the status quo.

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