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Nov 2018
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Beer, Brewsters, and Women's Work: An In...

Wondery / Patrick Wyman
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Professor Judith Bennett joined Patrick to talk about the difference between ale and beer, and how work - and women's work in particular - changed over time. Check out Judith's Books! A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, c. 1295-1344 Sisters and Workers in the Middle Ages Women in the Medieval English Countryside: Gender and Household in Brig ... Show More
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