Three women dressed in Middle-Age period garb as alewives. Credit: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis

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   Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 22:02:19 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

   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. 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