E02: Beer History is Women's History with Theresa McCulla

HISTORY SERIES: Listen in to this fascinating and very insightful talk by the curator of the Smithsonian's American Brewing History Initiative, Theresa McCulla. In this talk she discusses the integral role women have held in brewing beer from the very beginnings right through to the birth of the craft beer movement. 

Theresa McCulla, Ph.D., is Curator of the American Brewing History Initiative at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, where is she building an archive of the history of homebrewing and craft beer in the United States. Previously, she worked for Harvard University Library, Harvard University Dining Services, and the Central Intelligence Agency. McCulla earned a PhD in American Studies and an MA in History from Harvard University, a Culinary Arts Diploma from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, and a BA in Romance Languages from Harvard College. She is writing a book about the history of food and race in New Orleans.

Find Theresa at...
Website: https://theresamcculla.com/
Twitter: @theresamccu

Additional Links:
https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/ohba.html
https://archives.csusm.edu/brewchive/
https://www.hagley.org/research/digital-exhibits/beer-and-brewing-history

Find WCFA & Women's International Beer Summit at...
Website: wcfa.beer
Instagram: wibs_wcfa
YouTube: Women's Craft Fermentation Alliance

This podcast is brought to you by the Women's Craft Fermentation Alliance, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to enabling, empowering and encouraging women and non binary folks in all facets of the craft fermentation space. Your host for this podcast is Michele Wonder, co-founder of WIBS and the WCFA, an award winning homebrewer, BJCP Certified Beer Judge and a Certified Cicerone®