Books Abroad April Discusses Lessons in Chemistry

 

Books Abroad, The Global Women’s Caucus feminist reading group, has an original, unexpected, funny, sad, tragic book to propose for its April 2^nd meeting: Lessons in Chemistry.

This runaway international publishing, reader, and critical success cleverly tells the story of Zott, a woman chemist, thwarted at every step of her life by sexism. The book is both thought-provoking and touching. (I cried at the end!)

Here is the story of a female scientist in 1961, prevented even from getting her Ph.D., prevented from using her intelligence for science, for the common good, by the system, constantly and willfully misunderstood.

“Zott is a catalyst,” says Bonnie Garmus, the author. “She’s actively breaking and creating new bonds. And that is chemistry at its most basic.”

There is a lot to talk about: feminism, history, science, religion, the author’s style, an attempt at magic realism, and many other ideas and points.

The book exists in paperback and can be ordered from Amazon or your preferred bookseller. A few used copies, in good condition, can perhaps be found on Momox.

 

Join us on Zoom on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 10 am ET, 4 pm CET. RSVP to Receive the Zoom link. 

 

Location	Event Start Time
Vancouver, Canada	07:00 PDT
San Jose, Costa Rica	08:00 CST
Washington DC, USA	10:00 EDT
London, United Kingdom	15:00 BST
Frankfurt, Germany	16:00 CEST
Dubai, United Arab Emirates	18:00 GST
New Delhi, India	19:30 IST
Bangkok, Thailand	21:00 ICT
Beijing, China	22:00 CST

 

 

 

WHEN

Sunday, April 02, 2023 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Time

CONTACT

Connie Borde
[email protected]

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