Hello everyone, I would like your commentary on the following question I composed and do not know the answer... Was it the right to vote and the new social standing that women gained from it that gave them the courage to drink along side men for the first time (in the speakeasies)? Or was it that the new institution of the speakeasy with no rules yet established, that brought them in for a drink? Or was there some other social disintegration in our society as a whole that brought women to the bar? Any comments, clarifications or corrections? Thanks! Steve Powell History On-Line Website http://www.historian.org RUSHING THE GROWLER, A History of Brewing in Buffalo (1780-1999) http://www.historian.org/growler