state and nation in the grip of industrial monopolies

by a geometry of loss afflicting old and young alike

the rest of the world vanishes

Their accounts have inspired great literature

is rooted in biblical truth and spiritual wisdom

A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs Encyclopedias for Children state and nation in theIts women, not men, whove brewed beer throughout most of human history. Their role as family and village brewer lasted for hundreds of thousands of yearsthrough the earliest days of Mesopotamian civilization, the reign of Cleopatra, the witch trials of early modern Europe, and the settling of colonial America. A Womans Place Is in the Brewhouse celebrates the contributions and influence of female brewers and explores the forces that have erased them