Lessons in Chemistry

Lessons in Chemistry

by

Bonnie Garmus

Elizabeth’s Pencil

Elizabeth’s pencil is a symbol of female empowerment, capability, and self-possession. It also shows that change and instability can be possible in an otherwise masculine and unchanging world. The pencil first appears in one of…

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The Supper at Six Set

The Supper at Six set represents the broader societal changes of the 1960s and the personal evolution of Elizabeth Zott. The set is a televised stage where Elizabeth breaks the era’s gender norms by…

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