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1. Cheng I Sao. One of history’s most influential raiders began her career in a Chinese brothel. Cheng I Sao, or the “wife of Cheng,” was a Cantonese former prostitute who married a...
The earliest historical female pirate, Artemisia captained a fighting ship [20] and led the most famous pirate fleet in the Mediterranean. [21] She participated in the second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC), fighting alongside Xerxes I of the Achaemenid Empire .
Female pirates have been terrorising the seas for thousands of years. Yet before the 20th century, women were often barred from seafaring altogether. Sailors believed having women aboard could anger the water gods, causing dangerous weather.
In this article, we look at the lives and deeds of seven notorious women pirates. There is Teuta, the Balkan enemy of ancient Rome; Alwilda, the Scandinavian princess who chose a life of crime on the High Seas; Maria Lindsey, who terrorized the northern Atlantic; the Irish pirate and folk hero Grace O'Malley; the widow Zheng Yi Sao, who led a ...
Whether it’s the Moroccan pirate queen Sayyida al-Hurra (who terrorized the Mediterranean during the mid-16th-century) or Queen Elizabeth I’s woman sea dog, Lady Mary Killigrew, Duncombe...
Anne Bonny (1697 – 1781) was one of history’s most famous female pirates. Her fame even rubbed off on others, making otherwise forgettable historical figures famous as well. Best example of that being Anne’s lover, John Rackham, better known as Calico Jack (1682 – 1720).
Zheng Yi Sao had a fleet of 1,200 ships at the height of her powers whereas Blackbeard had just four or five. From Anne Bonny to Zheng Yi Sao, join us as we explore the incredible and unsung stories of history’s most notorious women pirates. Why is the woman pirate Zheng Yi Sao not as well known as the male pirate Blackbeard?
These female buccaneers proved every bit as cunning, brave, and bloodthirsty as their male counterparts. Yet female pirates have often been overlooked or dismissed as mere myths and legends. Their stories remain relatively obscure compared to the likes of Blackbeard or Captain Kidd.
Rachel Wall (née Schmidt) is thought to be the first American female pirate, born in Pennsylvania in 1760. When she was sixteen she married George Wall, and the pair soon moved to Boston where Rachel worked as a maid and George as a fisherman.
Some of the fiercest pirates in history were women. Their power was immense and their crimes were serious, but their stories are not always well-known. From Mary Read and Anne Bonny to Rachel Wall, discover the lives and legends of these fascinating female pirates.