Pirates are an enduring popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes.
These are the remarkable stories of Women who took control of their own destinies in a world where the odds were against them, empowering young Women to reach for their own dreams..
It is possible to admire the courage, determination, and skills these Women possessed without endorsing her actions.
A Pirate\'s Life for She tells their full stories, focusing on the reasons they became pirates.
Author Laura Sook Duncombe takes an honest look at these women, acknowledging that they are not easy heroines: they are lawbreakers.
Here are their stories, from ancient Norse princess Alfhild to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs; from Grace O\'Malley, who terrorized shipping operations around the British Isles during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; to Cheng I Sao, who commanded a fleet of 1,400 ships off China in the early 19th century.
History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now.
These Women came from all walks of Life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom.
In this Seven Seas history of the world\'s female buccaneers, A Pirate\'s Life for She tells the story of 16 Women who Through the Ages who sailed alongside--and sometimes in command of--their male counterparts.
Yet the truth about pirate women--who they were, why they went to sea, and what their lives were really like--is seldom a part of the conversation.
Pirates are an enduring popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes
