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

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

ISBN-10: 0195126505

ISBN-13: 9780195126501

Edition: 1999

Authors: Judith M. Bennett

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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.

Book details

List price: $46.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/22/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



List of Abbreviations


A Brief Note on Conventions and Terms



Brewsters



When Women Brewed



New Markets, Lost Opportunities: Singlewomen and Widows as Harbingers of Change



Working Together: Wives and Husbands in the Brewers' Gild of London



New Beer, Old Ale: Why Was Female to Male as Ale Was to Beer?



Gender Rules: Women and the Regulation of Brewing



These Things Must Be if We Sell Ale: Alewives in English Culture and Society



Women's Work in a Changing World



Interpreting Presentments under the Assize of Ale


Notes


Bibliography


Index