Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600 by Judith M. Bennett

Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600

Judith M. Bennett

280 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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Women brewed and sold most of the ale consumed in medieval England, but after 1350, men slowly took over the trade. By 1600, most brewers in London were male, and men also dominated the trade in many towns and villages. This book asks how, when, a...

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