
When coffee was first introduced into England in the late 1600s, it was largely drunk by men only, and in coffeehouses rather than at home. Doctors welcomed this as a substitute for drinking alcohol in tavens, but married women were not so happy with the new drink. In 1674 a group of London women put out "The Women's Petition Against Coffee."
The Women's Petition Against Coffee
Representing to Publick Consideration the Grand Inconveniencies accruing to their Sex from the Excessive Use of that drying, Enfeebling Liquor.Presented to the Right Honorable the Keepers of the Liberty of Venus.By a Well-willerLondon, Printed 1674.
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