Women have a long and influential history in beer brewing
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Jill Ryan, KJZZ
Two women face off at the Arm Wrestling Throwdown, a fundraising event for the Arizona chapter of the Pink Boots Society. The nonprofit raises is a networking group and raises funds to help women succeed in the beer and fermented alcoholic beverage industries. (Jill Ryan/KJZZ)
For thousands of years, women were at the forefront of producing the world's beer. But these days, brewing is male-dominated. Now, there are organizations pushing women back into the beer brewing industry.
