Whiskey Women Fred Minnick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minnick, Fred, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--History.

Women.

Businesswomen--History.

Businesswomen.

Distillers--History.

Distillers.

Whiskey--History.

Whiskey.

Whiskey industry--History.

Whiskey industry.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013

Place of Publication:

[Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shortly after graduating from University of Glasgow in 1934, Elizabeth ""Bessie"" Williamson began working as a temporary secretary at the Laphroaig Distillery on the Scottish island Islay. Williamson quickly found herself joining the boys in the tasting room, studying the distillation process, and winning them over with her knowledge of Scottish whisky. After the owner of Laphroaig passed away, Williamson took over the prestigious company and became the American spokesperson for the entire Scotch whisky industry. Impressing clients and showing her passion as the Scotch Whisky Association's

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""A Note to Readers""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Before Whiskey""; ""2 The First Distillations""; ""3 Tough Irish Women""; ""4 Early Scotch Whisky Women""; ""5 Early American Women""; ""6 The Targeted and Early Marketers""; ""7 Temperance Women""; ""8 Women Moonshiners and Bootleggers in Prohibition""; ""9 Repeal Women Saving Whiskey""; ""10 The Post-Prohibition Legal Battles""; ""11 Post-Prohibition Women Bootleggers""; ""12 Whiskey's Progressive Side""; ""13 The Lady of Laphroaig""; ""14 Modern Women""; ""15 Organizing the Whiskey Effort""

""16 For Women, by Women""""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-565-4

OCLC:

858763273