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Shortly after graduating from the 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 spokesperson in America for the entire Scotch whisky industry. Impressing clients and showing her passion as the Scotch Whisky Association's trade ambassador, she soon gained fame within the industry.
Whiskey Women tells the tales of women who have created this industry, from Mesopotamia's first beer brewers and distillers to America's rough-and-tough bootleggers during Prohibition. Women have long distilled, marketed, and owned significant shares in spirits companies, including Bushmills, Johnnie Walker, and Maker's Mark. Williamson's story is one of many among the influential women who greatly influenced Scotch, bourbon, and Irish whiskey. Until now their stories have remained untold.
Contents
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
