A new book looks at alcohol through a feminist lens, uncovering centuries-old stories of female entrepreneurs, rulers and rebels who were critical to its production, distribution and culture but have been given little credit for their contributions.
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"All drinks are 'girly drinks,'" she writes, because women have actually been the backbone of the alcohol industry. The narratives include famous figures like Catherine the Great, who catalyzed Russia's vodka industry, and lesser-known names: Hildegard von Bingen, a nun who was perhaps the first person to document adding hops to ale; Tatsu'uma Kiyo, who built a saké empire but has been nearly forgotten; Gertrude"Cleo" Lythgoe, the formidable Prohibition-era bootlegger; and bartender Ada Coleman, who revolutionized the cocktail.
"By midway through the book I could guess what was going to happen: Women were going to create this new alcohol or new way of making alcohol...and it was going to be taken over by men as soon as it got popular," she said."In every country and every time period, it doesn't matter if it's ale or gin -- as soon as something becomes profitable or commercial in any way, out go the women.
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