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

Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195126501)

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

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

$46.99
Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600 by Bennett, Judith M.

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

$46.99
Format: Paperback
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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, and why brewing ceased to be women's work and instead became a job for men. Employing a wide variety of sources and methods, Bennett vividly describes how brewsters (that is, female brewers) gradually left the trade. She also offers a compelling account of the endurance of patriarchy during this time of dramatic change.

Author: Judith M. Bennett
ISBN-10: 0195126505
ISBN-13: 9780195126501
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 04/22/1999
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.10w x 0.71d
By Judith M. Bennett
By Judith M. Bennett
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Judith M. Bennett is Professor Emerita of History and John R. Hubbard Chair in British History Emerita at University of Southern California. She has published extensively on the history of women, particularly women in the middle ages. Her books include Women in the Medieval English Countryside (Oxford, 1987) and Sisters and Workers in the Middle Ages (co-editor, 1989).

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