Sheril KirshenbaumDec 20, 2022

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, they accused the women of witchcraft. These rumors may have led to some witch iconography we still recognize today.

https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940 #history #HistoryRemix

Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in

Today, beer is marketed to men and the industry is run by men. It wasn’t always that way.

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Show threadCherylBlueWave

@Sheril

That's an interesting video. I didn't know women fermented beer.

I'd thought monks in some monasteries made beer.

The accusations men made against women is also a tragic reminder of the horrors caused by misogyny.

The women who sold beer at the market not only lost their livelihood, but having been accused of witchcraft were condemned to death.

#Misogyny

Dec 20, 2022 at 11:53amWeb
Show threadSusaFeb 12, 2023

@CherylBlueWave
I read that in ancient Egypt, where beer was supposed to be invented, it was also a task of women to brew it. Unfortunately I have no sources to back this thing I heard up.
@Sheril

#misogyny