These Pirate Women Were Goals. Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Zheng Yi Sao, Effed Up History XVIII

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Pirates have fascinated popular culture for centuries but female pirates are even more fascinating. Today we'll be going over a brief history of piracy in the Atlantic and China and talk about three women who were pirates that stand out amongst the rest, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Zheng Yi Sao (Also known as Cheng Shih or Ching Shih).

Sources
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/golden-age-piracy#:~:text=Pirates%20have%20existed%20since%20ancient%20times%20%E2%80%93%20they%20threatened%20the%20trading,medieval%20Europe%20were%20the%20Vikings.

https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-pirates/

https://time.com/5653369/august-1619-jamestown-history/

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1576/the-sea-dogs---queen-elizabeths-privateers/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Woodes-Rogers

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Bonny

http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/anne-bonny/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Read

http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/mary-read/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ching-shih-chinese-female-pirate

https://www.worldhistory.org/Zheng_Yi_Sao/

Music
Medieval Loop One, Pirates of the Quarantine, and Celebration by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com

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