Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

“At last, the feminist history of booze we've been waiting for!” -Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist

From Los Angeles Times bestselling author Mallory O'Meara comes a lively and engrossing feminist history of women drinking through the ages

Strawberry daiquiris. Skinny martinis. Vodka sodas with lime. These are the cocktails that come in sleek-stemmed glasses, bright colors and fruity flavors-these are the Girly Drinks.

From the earliest days of civilization, alcohol has been at the c...