Real life Female Pirates unlike TV Shows and Movies and Bad Porn that show Female Pirates Weak and need a man to protect them many Female Pirates were far more Vicious than their male counterparts Anne Bonney http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny Anne is probably the best known female pirate. She took what she wanted from the world, and never made apologies. Mary Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Read Mary Read., but she, too, was a woman of fierce courage. In their last battle, only Anne and Mary and one other sailor fought to save their necks from the gibbet. When the men refused to come out of the hold to fight, Mary shot down at them, killing a few, and wounding others. Ching Shih http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih Ching Shih terrorized the China Sea in the early 19th century. A brilliant female pirate A brilliant Cantonese pirate, she commanded 1800 ships and more than 80,000 pirates — men, women, and even children. She challenged the world superpower empires at the time such as the British, Portuguese and the Qing dynasty. Undefeated, she would become one of China and Asia's strongest pirates, and one of world history's most powerful pirates. She was also one of the few pirate captains to retire from piracy. She became subject to numerous books, novels, video games and films. Grace O'Malley (Granuaile) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_O'Malley The Irish daughter of a pirate who grew up to be a pirate herself. who commanded three galleys and 200 men Jacquotte Delahaye http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquotte_Delahaye Jacquotte Delahaye (17th century), was a French pirate, or Buccaneer, and together with Anne Dieu-Le-Veut one of very few female buccaneers. She was active in the 1660s, came from Haiti, her father was French and her mother Haitian. She is described as a great beauty who became a pirate after her father was killed. It is rumored that her mother died in childbirth. Her brother suffered from mild retardation and was left in her care after her father's death. To escape her pursuers, she faked her own death and took on an alias, living as a man for many years. Upon returning she became known as "back from the dead red" because of her striking red hair.