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

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ISBN: 9780195126501 | 0195126505
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/22/1999

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Bennett examines the gradual decline of a female brewing tradition in England from 1300-1600, shedding new light on women's work and patriarchal social arrangements during a time of dramatic economic change.

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List of Abbreviations	p. xiii
A Brief Note on Conventions and Terms	p. xv
Brewsters	p. 3
When Women Brewed	p. 14
New Markets, Lost Opportunities: Singlewomen and Widows as Harbingers of Change	p. 37
Working Together: Wives and Husbands in the Brewers' Gild of London	p. 60
New Beer, Old Ale: Why Was Female to Male as Ale Was to Beer?	p. 77
Gender Rules: Women and the Regulation of Brewing	p. 98
These Things Must Be if We Sell Ale: Alewives in English Culture and Society	p. 122
Women's Work in a Changing World	p. 145
Interpreting Presentments under the Assize of Ale	p. 158
Notes	p. 187
Bibliography	p. 237
Index	p. 251
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Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600

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