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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 29 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by the author. |
Summary |
From Los Angeles Times bestselling author Mallory O'Meara comes a lively and engrossing feminist history of women drinking through the ages Strawberry daiquiris. Skinny martinis. Vodka sodas with lime. These are the cocktails that come in sleek-stemmed glasses, bright colors and fruity flavors-these 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 whip-smart 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, O'Meara dismantles the long-standing patriarchal traditions at the heart of these very drinking cultures, in the hope that readers everywhere can look to each celebrated woman in this book-and proudly have what she's having. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Distillers.
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Women brewers.
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Brewing -- History.
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Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- History.
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Alcoholic beverages -- Social aspects -- History.
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Alcoholic beverage industry -- Social aspects -- History.
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Women -- Alcohol use.
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Drinking customs.
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Added Author |
O'meara, Mallory.
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hoopla digital.
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ISBN |
9781488210419 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1488210411 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT13381547 |
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