While beer has long been considered “a man’s drink,” making beer was historically a woman’s craft.  Brewing beer dates back to ancient times, & women have been perfecting beer for thousands of years.

There were even beer GODDESSES.  

Fast forward to pre-Reformation Europe, when Beer Witches (independent women master brewers wearing tall, pointy hats) sold their expert brews in marketplaces.

While the patriarchy pushed many women out of brewing & back into traditional gender roles during the Reformation & colonial times, Prohibition saw the rise of women returning to homebrewing.

Even today, we continue to learn just how impactful women master brewers were & the socioeconomic these women saw during their times.

Drink up, Rosies!

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