Template:Did you know nominations/Women in brewing

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:37, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Women in brewing

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... that in ancient Sumeria, brewing was the only profession watched by a female deity? Source: Hornsey, Ian Spencer (2003). A History of Beer and Brewing. Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 0854046305. pp=87-88

ALT1 ... that brewsters were the primary producers of beer before commercialization of the industry? Source: "Another gendered dimension of drinking is that, at least in contexts of nonindustrial production, women have often been the primary suppliers of alcohol predominantly consumed by men". "women became excluded from brewing once it became a viable commercial activity"
ALT2 ... that women brewsters were the primary producers of beer before commercialization of the industry? Source: "Another gendered dimension of drinking is that, at least in contexts of nonindustrial production, women have often been the primary suppliers of alcohol predominantly consumed by men". "women became excluded from brewing once it became a viable commercial activity"

Comment: slight variation as brewsters can be either men or women.--Ipigott (talk) 15:30, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Reviewed: Domee Shi
Comment: More hooks to follow

Improved to Good Article status by SusunW (talk) and Megalibrarygirl (talk). Nominated by Ritchie333 (talk) at 15:53, 23 September 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Striking ALT1 per Ipigott. I prefer ALT2 because it is more interesting. Catrìona (talk) 06:50, 26 September 2018 (UTC)