Record #:

16050

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Women aboard ships were often considered bad luck but, despite the stereotype, women were often found roles on board. The earliest pioneers were some famous female pirates known as Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Women later took up roles as nurses or as labor for processing fish caught by men.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Sept 1969, p6-7, il

Subject(s):

Read, Mary, c.1695-1721