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

By Judith M. Bennett

Book Overview

Women brewed and sold most of the ale drunk in medieval England, but after 1350, men slowly took over the trade. By 1600, most brewers in London -- as well as in many towns and villages -- were male, not female. This award-winning book investigates this transition, asking how, when, and why brewing ceased to be a women's trade and became a trade of men.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195126505
• ISBN13: 9780195126501
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"