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for Tar Heel Junior Historian Vol. 8 Issue 1, Sept 1969
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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.
Abstract:
Many blockade runners lie under the waters off of Wilmington's coast, once a prevalent spot for illegal trade between Wilmington and Bermuda. With the advent of SCUBA, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, these wrecks can now be rediscovered and in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Archives, qualified divers retrieving artifacts will receive a quarter share in material recovered.