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.
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"This is a valuable work, not only because of its conclusions, but because of its tackling of the thorny problem of 'historicizing patriarchy.' Highly recommended."--Choice
"This lean, powerfully argued book merits attention both for its central theme and for its many insights into the development of brewing and the lives of those involved in the trade."--American Historical Review
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Judith M. Bennett is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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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Early in February each year, magistrates in many English towns come together in what are informally known as "brewster sessions." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assize presentments, widowed brewsters, married brewsters, ale presentments, quasi statutes, gild formation, presentments under the assize, quantitative geographical case study, mercial brewing, quarterage lists, urban brewers, male victualers, other victualers, ale trade, occasional brewers, male brewers, fewer brewers, rural brewers, brewing households, alehouse licenses, industrious smith, most brewsters, victualing trades, brokage books, quarterage payments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Death, Denise Marlere, Elynour Rummyng, Gender Rules, Rose the Regrater, Lost Opportunities, New Beer, Mother Bunch, Old Ale, Working Together, William Harrison, Idonea Hatton, Joan Alleson, Joan de Bedford, William Porlond, Agnes Bugge, Alice Everard, Good Gossip of Chester, Henry Gee, Piers Plowman, Richard Pickering, William Langland, Emma Kempstere, England Table, Henry Ivory New!
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Early in February each year, magistrates in many English towns come together in what are informally known as "brewster sessions." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assize presentments, widowed brewsters, married brewsters, ale presentments, quasi statutes, gild formation, presentments under the assize, quantitative geographical case study, mercial brewing, quarterage lists, urban brewers, male victualers, other victualers, ale trade, occasional brewers, male brewers, fewer brewers, rural brewers, brewing households, alehouse licenses, industrious smith, most brewsters, victualing trades, brokage books, quarterage payments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Death, Denise Marlere, Elynour Rummyng, Gender Rules, Rose the Regrater, Lost Opportunities, New Beer, Mother Bunch, Old Ale, Working Together, William Harrison, Idonea Hatton, Joan Alleson, Joan de Bedford, William Porlond, Agnes Bugge, Alice Everard, Good Gossip of Chester, Henry Gee, Piers Plowman, Richard Pickering, William Langland, Emma Kempstere, England Table, Henry Ivory New!
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