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Pirates are Progressive

Histories and popular culture about the Golden Age of Piracy offer tales of resistance to capitalism through multiracial democracy and sexual and gender liberty.

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#PirateEnlightenment
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#OurFlagMeansDeath
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#WomenPirates

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https://kboo.fm/media/115055-pirates-are-progressive

#WomenPirates Ching Shih (early 1800s)
Ruled a fleet of more than 1,500 ships and 80,000 sailors. In a series of fierce battles Ching Shih took over government ships attempting to destroy her. The Chinese government was forced to resort to fighting with fishing vessels.

#WomenPirates Anne Dieu-le-Veut (late 1600s)
To avenge her husband Anne challenged the pirate Laurens de Graaf to a duel. Laurens drew his sword. Anne drew her gun. Laurens said he wouldn't fight a woman, but proposed to her on the spot. They married in 1693.

#WomenPirates Lady Mary Killigrew (1500s)
Whenever her husband, a Vice-Admiral under Queen Elizabeth I, went to sea to fight pirates, Mary engaged in piracy herself using the staff of her castle as crew. Unfortunately she captured a merchant ship owned by a friend of the Queen.