I love this idea that you’ve got a sword in one hand and a baby on your hip. You had to keep up with the men because there’s no room on a ship for ornaments—but we only know about the ones they caught. There may have been scores of pirate women who lived and died that we just don’t know about. — Laura Sook Duncombe with Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian. (Thanks to Lulu Jemimah) Read more:
Action, Female Heroes, Heroic Narrative
I like to imagine those who never made the history books… 🙂
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A fascinating piece of history. Thanks!
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Thanks to everyone who contributed something large or small. Lulu Jemimah’s Oxford University dream is now fully funded. Thank you! 🙂
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I love pirates! 🙂
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Yes!
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The Pirate Shanty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBHFE4AJKU0
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