Lessons in Chemistry

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Book Review| March 01 2023 Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel. By Bonnie Garmus. 2022. Doubleday. (ISBN 9780385547345). 400 pp. Hardcover, $29. E-book and audiobook also available. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor public scholar, Bloomington, Indiana fcbrowncloud@protonmail.com Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar fcbrowncloud@protonmail.com The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (3): 176. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.3.176 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud; Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel. The American Biology Teacher 1 March 2023; 85 (3): 176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.3.176 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search Lessons in Chemistry is a richly imagined alternate history of scientific research at the forefront of molecular biology in the 1960s. The central protagonist rarely receives sufficient credit for her discoveries; colleagues and supervisors discount her because of her gender. Kirstin and I both trained in a department that was still populated by several of the octogenarian luminaries who originally published research like that reimagined by Lessons in Chemistry. And for nearly a decade, one of these luminaries had invariably asked the department’s sole woman professor to serve everyone tea. Even as our community progresses toward greater equality, it’s essential that we recognize this history. The opportunities for contemporary women scientists did not come easily: they were fought for by people like my graduate-school advisor, who during her own postdoctoral research routinely worked through the holidays, knowing that she’d be denied opportunities if she were merely as good as... You do not currently have access to this content.