Frankie ✅ on Nostr: For thousands of years, fermenting #beer was considered a household task for #women ...
For thousands of years, fermenting #beer was considered a household task for #women
By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.
Sound familiar? It should.
You see, when male brewers felt threatened by their success, they accused the women of #witchcraft
#history #gender #brewing #witch
https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940
By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.
Sound familiar? It should.
You see, when male brewers felt threatened by their success, they accused the women of #witchcraft
#history #gender #brewing #witch
https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940