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

Author/Contributor(s):	Bennett, Judith M
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	04/22/1999
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.