The Making of an Ordinary Woman(2019)

The Making of an Ordinary Woman is a Taiwanese series following a woman born in the 1960s who grows up in her family's herbal medicine shop in southern Taiwan. As she navigates adulthood, love, marriage, and the complex hierarchies of family life intersect in unexpected ways. The show explores how personal relationships and generational expectations shape her journey, revealing the quiet struggles and small victories of everyday life. Set against the backdrop of a traditional business and changing times, it captures the texture of a woman's coming-of-age across decades, examining how duty, desire, and belonging pull in different directions.