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Until the fourteenth century, women dominated the field of beer brewing. (I knew this but maybe you did not. Anyhow, it's an excuse to talk about beer.) daily.jstor.org/a-pint-for-the

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It seems the Black Death spelled the doom of female brewers:

“Alewives remained a key part of the production line until roughly 1350, when the Plague decimated communities throughout Europe. After that, male brewers grew in number to meet demand.”

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