Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600
Bennett, Judith M.
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Hardcover
276 pages
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Published: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN / EAN: 0195073908
In 1300, women brewed and sold most of the ale drunk in England, but by 1600 the industry was largely controlled by men. This work asks how, when, and why brewing ceased to be a woman's trade. In doing so, it sheds light on the effects of early capitalis
