Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas”History has large
Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas”History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now. From ancient Norse princess Alfhild to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs, these women sailed beside–and sometimes in command of–male pirates. They came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom.”Peering between distorted contemporary record to find the fact amongst the fanciful, researcher and author Laura Sook Duncombe has collected what so many of us quite eagerly want: a better look at the women who took to the high seas to find what so many societies denied them- the basic human right for self-respect, power and equality without their gender getting in the way.“Pirate women hardly fit any mold or exist in any easily classifiable role. They are violent, they are sexually liberated, they are women of color, they are queer women, they don’t follow rules, they don’t apologize, and they do not often get happy endings.”Her book is on Amazon and there’s two great interviews with Laura with Rebellious Magazine and the Smithsonian magazine!For more piratey goodness, check out the Smithsonian’s exhibition ‘Pirates in the Atlantic World’s he-yarrrr.Or, check out my interview on the 17th Century and all things in the spirit of the Seventh Sea!ImagesTop: Cover of Laura Sook Duncombe’s book, available on Amazon.Next: Artist depiction of Ann Bonny and Mary Read after their conviction for piracy November 28th, 1720.Bottom: Portrait attributed to Cheng I, the greatest pirate of known history. -- source link
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