30060 19 Women as Pirate Commanders The Real History of Pirates

Although almost all pirate captains and admirals were men, there were a few female authority figures in the world of piracymost notably Queen Elizabeth I of England. Dig into the backstories of other pirate queens including Ingela Gathenhielm; Grace OMalley; Sayyida alHurra; and Cheng I Sao, who commanded tens of thousands of pirates in her fleet of 400 ships.