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Title Girly drinks : a world history of women and alcohol / Mallory O'Meara.
Author O'Meara, Mallory, author.
Publication Info. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2021]
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 Hiawassee  362.292 OME    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  362.292 OME    Check Shelves
 South Creek  362.292 OME    Check Shelves
Description 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Summary Provides a tour through the feminist history of women drinking, revealing the untold female distillers, drinkers, and brewers that played vital roles in potent potable history, from ancient Sumerian beer goddess Ninkasi to 1920s bartender Ada Coleman.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-372) and index.
Subject Women -- Alcohol use -- History.
ISBN 9781335282408 (hc.) : $27.99
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