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Women behind the bar: A brief history of Wisconsin’s bartenders

Published: Nov. 1, 2023, 10 a.m.

Wisconsin has one of the highest concentrations of bartenders in the country, employing more than 24,000 bartenders. A good percentage of them are women. But as writer Patti See tells us, that hasn’t always been the case. She introduces us to some of her favorite female bartenders throughout her life.