Set in the early 1960s, the story follows chemist Elizabeth Zott, who challenges societal norms after being pushed out of her job due to an unplanned pregnancy. Taking on the role of a TV cooking show host, she uses her platform to empower women by blending science with cooking. Rather than conforming to expectations, Elizabeth encourages her audience to embrace their true potential and question the established order, making her journey both a personal and a broader feminist statement.
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including yourself - starts hereChemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average
woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that 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.Forced to resign,
she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, Supper at Six.But her
revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational
commentary, grabs the attention of a nation.Soon, a legion of overlooked
housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a
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Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that 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. Except for one: Calvin Evans, the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things - her mind. True chemistry results. Like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later, Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. Elizabeth's unusual approach to cooking ('combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride') proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. She's daring them to change the status quo.
