If you read enough of the historical articles in this publication you   might start getting the idea that women didn’t used to drink.

Which was generally true during certain eras of human history when society frowned on the ladies partaking in what was thought to be a male pastime.

But there are exceptions to every rule, and if you dig deep enough you’ll find any number of drunken heroines.

The Maenads

These roistering hellions from ancient Greece were the original lady drunkards, the templates from which all future contenders were drawn.

Cleopatra