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Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project

Project Summary

The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project team documents the careers and experiences of women working in the bourbon industry. This project aimed to fill gaps in both scholarly and popular attention to the many women who play key roles in Kentucky’s multi-billion dollar signature industry. The oral history project included a variety of women’s voices representing multiple perspectives,. This oral history project documented the extensive record of women who helped shape the bourbon industry and the bourbon culture that surrounds it. It brought attention and visibility to specific challenges faced by women in a primarily white, male-dominated industry. In addition, the project focused particular attention on interviewing Black women in the bourbon industry, and the questions it raised about representation and recognition.

Project Code

bikw

Project Keyword

Bourbon   Bourbon distilleries   Bourbon industry   Women in the Bourbon Industry   Female   Women   Chemistry   Inclusivity   Craft Distilleries   Work-Life Balance   Kentucky Distillers Association (KDA)   Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)   Beam Suntory, Inc.    Brown-Forman Corporation   Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)   Black Bourbon Society    American Whiskey (Magazine)   Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.   Leadership    Distilling   Distillation

Project LC Subject

Bourbon whiskey   Bourbon whiskey--Kentucky   Bourbon whiskey--Kentucky--History   Whiskey industry -- Kentucky   African Americans in the whiskey industry   Family-owned business enterprises   COVID-19 (Disease)   Marketing   Bartenders   Cocktails   Bartending.   Alcoholic beverages.   Kentucky Distillers' Association   Branding (Marketing)   Alcohol industry.   Education.   Occupations.   Careers.   Professions.   Alcoholic beverages.   Distilleries--Kentucky   Tourism.


Interviews in this Project (59 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0174_bikw0001
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0187_bikw0002
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0192_bikw0003
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0262_bikw0004
Interviewer: Sharah Kling
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0263_bikw0005
Interviewer: Aimee D. Nielson
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0264_bikw0006
Interviewer: Emily Fay
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0265_bikw0007
Interviewer: Max Zettler
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0266_bikw0008
Interviewer: Jijun Chen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0267_bikw0009
Interviewer: Katherine T. Mangeot
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0268_bikw0010
Interviewer: Madison Rose Cissell
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0269_bikw0011
Interviewer: Taylor Nicole Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0270_bikw0012
Interviewer: Aaron Harris
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0271_bikw0013
Interviewer: Jamie Dunn
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0272_bikw0014
Interviewer: Robert Many
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0273_bikw0015
Interviewer: Qwenton Briggs
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0274_bikw0016
Interviewer: Lindsay Dale Tatum
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0275_bikw0017
Interviewer: Pamela Bennett Thompson
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0276_bikw0018
Interviewer: Maya Monk
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0277_bikw0019
Interviewer: David Adam Boulden
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0278_bikw0020
Interviewer: Sharah Kling
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0279_bikw0021
Interviewer: Madison Rose Cissell
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0280_bikw0022
Interviewer: Justin Arave
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2021oh0945_bikw0023
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2021oh1034_bikw0024
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2022oh0151_bikw0025
Interviewer: JWells
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh0152_bikw0026
Interviewer: JWells
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2022oh0161_bikw0027
Interviewer: Taylor Nicole Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh0306_bikw0028
Interviewer: JWells
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh0327_bikw0029
Interviewer: JWells
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh0328_bikw0030
Interviewer: Taylor Nicole Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh0329_bikw0031
Interviewer: JWells
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2022oh1596_bikw0032
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2022oh1602_bikw0033
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh1626_bikw0034
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh1627_bikw0035
Interviewer: JWells
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh1628_bikw0036
Interviewer: JWells
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2022oh1714_bikw0037
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0014_bikw0038
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0049_bikw0039
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0050_bikw0040
Interviewer: Maria Thompson
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0051_bikw0041
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0061_bikw0042
Interviewer: Margaret Keener
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0062_bikw0043
Interviewer: Brooke Cain
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0064_bikw0044
Interviewer: Thialfi Marvin Hoster
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0065_bikw0045
Interviewer: Reid Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0068_bikw0046
Interviewer: Lior Dov Wiener
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0073_bikw0047
Interviewer: Grace Cruse
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0080_bikw0048
Interviewer: Justin Conder
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0305_bikw0049
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0354_bikw0050
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0629_bikw0051
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0798_bikw0052
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0799_bikw0053
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0604_bikw0054
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0704_bikw0055
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0705_bikw0056
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0721_bikw0057
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0722_bikw0058
Interviewer: Janice W. Fernheimer
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0723_bikw0059
Interviewer: Hannah Kluemper
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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