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

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

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

See List of fictional pirates

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.


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