List of female pirates

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Although pirates have been overwhelmingly male throughout history and fiction, there are a few notable female pirates:

Contents 1 Historical female pirates 2 Female pirates whose existence is disputed 3 Female pirates in fiction 4 References

[edit] Historical female pirates

• Charlotte Badger, widely considered to be the first Australian female pirate
• Anne Bonny, lover of "Calico Jack" Rackham
• Ching Shih
• Mary Crickett
• Charlotte de Berry
• Jacquotte Delahaye
• Anne Dieu-le-veut
• Catherine Hagerty
• Lady Mary Killigrew
• Lai Choi San of Macau, probably the original "dragon lady"
• Grace O'Malley, The Sea Queen Of Connemara
• Mary Read, a crossdressing female pirate
• Sadie the Goat, who headbutted her victims before taking their money
• Rachel Wall, considered to be the first American female pirate

[edit] Female pirates whose existence is disputed

• Maria Lindsey, the wife of Captain Cobham
• Elizabeth Shirland aka "Cutlass Liz," a supposed survivor of the ill-fated Roanoke Colony

[edit] Female pirates in fiction

See List of fictional pirates

[edit] References

• Druett, John. She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea. Simon & Schuster, 2000.
• Lorimer, Sara. Booty: Girl Pirates on the High Seas. Chronicle Books, 2002.