Summer of Sisterhood: Book of the Summer

As part of our Summer of Sisterhood, the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation Board is excited to recommend the Phi Sig Book of the Summer: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

Meet Elizabeth Zott: a “formidable, unapologetic and inspiring” (PARADE) scientist in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show.

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 as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes 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.

But 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.

Need more book to add to your list? Here are a few more recommendations:

• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.

• Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

• When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
  

PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMER OF SISTERHOOD

Join us for a Summer of Sisterhood! As a way to make memories, connect with our sisterhood and share the meaning of sisterhood we invite you to join our Summer of Sisterhood challenge!

• Download the bingo board

• Check off as many items you can throughout June - August.

• Don't forget to share your progress on social media and in our Once, Always Facebook Group where we'll be highlighting challenges throughout the summer.
  

The Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation has a special prize for the first sister to fill her board and notify us by emailing foundation@phisigmasigma.org!