When we talk about pirates imagine what? Captain Hook? Jack Sparrow? Blackbeard? And women pirates? Why is it that almost do not hear them? If you're the type who did not even know that the universe of pirates had many women, meet some girls below that, like most men pirates were feared, cruel and notable:
1 - Anne Bonny
This Irish born in 1698 eventually became an icon of the Age of Piracy Another, as the period between 1650 and 1730 became known. Anne was not only a very friendly person and ended up marrying a pirate, James Bonny. The wedding, which went against the preferences of the bride's father, made Anne was disinherited.
After a complete break with his family, Anne and her husband moved to the Bahamas, in an area that at the time, was known as "Republic of Pirates". There, the marriage ended not long lasting.
After the separation, Anne became the lover of Calico Jack Rackham. The relationship soon became more serious and the two bought a ship dubbed Vengeance. In 1720, the ship Anne and her new companion was captured, although the Irish and his brave friend Mary Read have fought against the English army.
Anne Rackham blamed for what happened. The last words she said to him, when everyone was already in prison were "sorry to see him here, but if you fight like a man, would not be hanged like a dog."
Rackham, in fact, was sentenced to hanging. Anne, as she was pregnant, had his sentence postponed, and indeed, there are no records of what happened to her and how she could have been convicted. Some believe that her father paid a valuable amount for the daughter to be freed.
2 Mary Read
As you saw in the story above, the best friend of Anne was Mary Read, an Englishwoman who, unlike her friend, made a point of not presenting as a woman and therefore she dressed as if she were a man. The custom came early, when Mary's mother wore the same clothes with his brother who had died, to fool the grandmother of the boy and get some money. Mary arrived to join the British army, where he enlisted as Mark Read.
She came to live a romance with a Flemish soldier, and when her beloved died, Mary decided to proceed to the West Indies. During the journey, his ship was raided by pirates along the way. They end up convincing to join the gang.
Dressed as a man, went with Mary Anne Bonny and Calico Jack on the ship Revenge in 1720 Some say that only Anne and Mary knew that Mary was a woman. One of the crew was to discover the secret of Mary, and she ended up in a relationship with this man.
When the Revenge was captured by the pirate hunter Captain Jonathan Barnet, Mary Anne did as her friend and said she was pregnant. The appeal, however, has not had much effect, and Mary was arrested anyway. She died in April 1721 of fever, in jail.
3 Sadie Farrell
This American pirate of the nineteenth century was known for extreme violence with which he acted. It was known as sadistic and used to strike their victims in the head, without any pity. She came to be kicked out of Manhattan after a violent fight with Gallys Mag, which tore a piece of ear Sadie with a bite.
The missing piece of ear was used by the pirate as a locket she wore around her neck and carried it everywhere as a symbol of their bravery.
To escape the city, Sadie sought a new gang. She became a pirate in 1869, when he managed to form a crew and with the help of new partners, made bigger and riskier assaults. After some time, Sadie returned to Manhattan, where he eventually making peace with Gallus Mag.
4 Jeanne de Clisson
The story of this woman is a true tale filled with tragedy, revenge and a little exhibitionism. Married to Olivier III de Clisson, Jeanne was the mother of five children and a lady of society. When the war began territories between England and France, however, the husband of Jeanne was convicted of treason and, as a penalty, should be decapitated. The condemnation of the husband made Jeanne promised to revenge then King of France, Philip VI.
The widow sold all the family land and, with the profit of the business, bought three warships, she painted black, covered with sails dyed blood and assembled a crew of sailors cruel and without mercy. The vessel sailed the English Channel from 1343 to 1356, capturing all the ships from France, decapitating whole crews without thinking twice.
Times of Jeanne revolt ended relatively early. She came to get married again and returned to live on land, in England. It is believed that Jeanne died in 1359 Some say that the ghost haunts the Castle of Jeanne de Clisson today.
5 Anne Dieu-le-Veut
This French spent hard time in the Caribbean island of Tortuga, where widowed twice and ended up marrying the man who killed her second husband. Anne wanted to avenge the death of her husband and called the murderer, Dutchman Laurens de Graaf to a duel. Delighted with the bravery and strength of women, instead of fighting with it, de Graaf proposed to her. The couple had two children.
Anne and her husband eventually began traveling together on the same ship, although many pirates men consider women's presence on ships causing bad luck. The relationship of Anne and her new husband can be compared with the the Anne Bonny and Calico Jack inseparable partners.
No one knows for sure what happened at the end of the life of Anne. In one version, de Graaf have died hit by a cannonball. There are, however, those who believe that the couple fled to Mississippi. Some say the fighter, confident and strong personality Anne has gone to one of his daughters, who also would have been pirated.