Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol,Used

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol,Used

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*A Finalist for the Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits**A Guardian Best History and Politics Book of 2022*At last, the feminist history of booze weve been waiting for! Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken BotanistThe James Beard Awardwinning history of women drinking through the agesStrawberry daiquiris. Skinny martinis. Vodka sodas with lime. These are the cocktails that come in sleekstemmed glasses, bright colors and fruity flavorsthese are the Girly Drinks.From the earliest days of civilization, alcohol has been at the center of social rituals and cultures worldwide. But when exactly did drinking become a gendered act? And why have bars long been considered places for men when, without women, they might not even exist?With whipsmart insight and boundless curiosity, Girly Drinks unveils an entire untold history of the female distillers, drinkers and brewers who have played a vital role in the creation and consumption of alcohol, from ancient Sumerian beer goddess Ninkasi to iconic 1920s bartender Ada Coleman. Filling a crucial gap in culinary history, OMeara dismantles the longstanding patriarchal traditions at the heart of these very drinking cultures, in the hope that readers everywhere can look to each celebrated woman in this bookand proudly have what shes having.

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