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

by Bennett, Judith M.

• ISBN13: 9780195126501
• ISBN10: 0195126505
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Judith M. Bennett is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

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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